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Overseer hired for Cape school bond projects
(Local News ~ 04/28/15)
The Cape Girardeau School Board on Monday approved hiring Jerry Wolsey Investigations to oversee upcoming projects that will be funded with a $20 million bond issue recently approved by voters. Some of the services the company will provide, according to the district, include prevailing wage notifications, prevailing wage oversight, certified payroll review, Occupational Safety and Health Administration compliance, background checks, internal investigations and job-site safety...
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Gay-marriage arguments begin today at Supreme Court
(National News ~ 04/28/15)
WASHINGTON -- Today is a potential watershed moment for America's gay and lesbian couples. After rapid changes that have made same-sex marriage legal in all but 14 states, the Supreme Court will hear arguments over whether it should be the law of the land...
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Supporters of Medicaid expansion urge state to act
(Local News ~ 04/28/15)
While the end of the Missouri legislative session is just a few weeks away, local supporters of Medicaid expansion still are hopeful action could be taken. An event Monday by Empower Missouri, which recently changed its name from the Missouri Association for Social Welfare, in Cape Girardeau gathered about a dozen people, many of whom said they plan to continue expansion efforts such as writing to state representatives...
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Riot, looting prompt state of emergency, curfew in Baltimore
(National News ~ 04/28/15)
BALTIMORE -- Rioters plunged part of Baltimore into chaos Monday, torching a pharmacy, setting police cars ablaze and throwing bricks at officers hours after thousands mourned the man who died from a severe spinal injury he suffered in police custody...
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Central's Kobe Franklin takes top spot at SEMO Conference golf tournament
(High School Sports ~ 04/28/15)
It was a familiar situation for Franklin, who had lost a three-stroke lead over the final five holes in a previous high school tournament.
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Few citizen complaints made against Cape police in 2014
(Local News ~ 04/28/15)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department saw only a handful of professional-standards and citizen-complaint investigations during 2014. The Professional Standards Unit, which is attached to the Detective Division, investigates complaints of possible violations of city policy, department standards, written directives and some civil service rules, according to the department's 2014 annual report...
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National Guard called in to keep the peace in Baltimore
(National News ~ 04/28/15)
BALTIMORE (AP) -- National Guardsmen fanned out across the city, police with riot shields blocked streets, and firefighters doused smoldering blazes Tuesday after looting and arson erupted in Baltimore following the funeral of a black man who died in police custody...
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Southeast baseball team makes most of second life, claims 11-10 win in 10 innings
(College Sports ~ 04/28/15)
Dalton Hewitt's bases-loaded, walk-off single to left-center field gave the Southeast Missouri State baseball team an 11-10 victory over Division II opponent Missouri S&T in 10 innings on Tuesday night. But that's not the play the Redhawks (29-15) or Miners (23-22) will remember most about the game.
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Fitness Plus to Celebrate Senior Health and Fitness Day
(Submitted Story ~ 04/28/15)
Fitness Plus will host a Senior Health and Fitness Day on Tuesday, May 5, from 10 am to noon in the Health and Wellness Center Conference Rooms, 150 S. Mount Auburn Road (Entrance 8). Janet Anders, RD, LD, wellness dietitian, will present "Nitty Gritty Nutrition for Older Adults" starting at 10 am, and the health fair will take place from 11 am to noon...
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Raymond Boos Earns Eagle Scout Rank
(Submitted Story ~ 04/28/15)
Raymond Boos, Troop 16, was recognized at the Eagle Scout Court of Honor at the Elks Lodge #639 on April 23, 2015. Raymond refurbished the grounds and erected a flag pole at The River Heritage Museum in Cape Girardeau, MO as his Eagle project. Raymond is a Brotherhood Member in the Order of the Arrow, attended Florida Sea Base and received the Ad Altare Dei Award...
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Brown thrasher nest
(Submitted Photo ~ 04/28/15)
Brown thrasher nest in our crab apple tree.
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Another pretty Missouri sunset
(Submitted Photo ~ 04/28/15)
Sunset, Tuesday, April 28
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River City Players Auditions
(Submitted Story ~ 04/28/15)
River City Players will be holding auditions for "Sleuth" on Sunday, May 3 at 4:00 p.m. and Monday, May 4 at 6:00 p.m. There are roles for two which can be male or female. No prep is needed. Auditions are being held at Port Cape 19 N. Water St.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 04/28/15)
Today is Tuesday, April 28, the 118th day of 2015. There are 247 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 28, 1945, Italian dictator Benito Mussolini and his mistress, Clara Petacci, were executed by Italian partisans as they attempted to flee the country...
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Speak Out 4/28/15
(Speak Out ~ 04/28/15)
** Close review; ** Read between lines; ** Crouch, smile; ** Hillary weary; ** Lyons' chops; ** ND envy; ** Too sexy; ** Street repairs; ** Garth Brooks; ** Post office; ** Downtown living
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Anonymous bullying-reporting system at work in Cape schools
(Editorial ~ 04/28/15)
Even while tackling differentiated instruction, standardized testing and higher standards, one of the biggest challenges school districts face involves something much more personal to students. Bullying is a reality for far too many of our young people, and the adults they entrust with their safety owe it to them to find a way to handle that problem...
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U.S. lowers recommended amount of fluoride in drinking water; too much causes splotches on teeth
(Community ~ 04/28/15)
NEW YORK -- The government is lowering the recommended amount of fluoride in drinking water because some children are getting too much, causing white splotches on their teeth. It's the first change since the government urged cities to add fluoride to water supplies to prevent tooth decay more than 50 years ago...
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Task force: Mammograms in 40s a choice, but don't skip at 50
(Community ~ 04/28/15)
WASHINGTON -- Women should get a mammogram every two years starting at age 50 -- and while routine screening brings little benefit in the 40s, beginning it that early should be a personal choice, a government task force said. Also, there's not enough evidence to tell whether new 3-D mammograms are the best option for routine screening, or whether women with dense breasts need extra testing to find hidden tumors, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force concluded...
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Bill Yeager
(Obituary ~ 04/28/15)
H. William "Bill" Yeager, 93, of Cape Girardeau passed away Sunday, April 26, 2015, at Southeast Hospital. He was born Feb. 16, 1922, in Sedgewickville, Missouri, to the late John C. and Carrie O. Crites Yeager. He was raised on the family farm near Oak Ridge and graduated from Oak Ridge High School in 1940...
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Loretta Lynch sworn in as U.S. attorney general
(National News ~ 04/28/15)
WASHINGTON -- Loretta Lynch was sworn in Monday as the 83rd U.S. attorney general, the first African-American woman to serve as the nation's top law enforcement official. Speaking before an audience of family members, Justice Department lawyers and supporters, Lynch said her confirmation as attorney general showed that "we can do anything" and pledged the agency would "use justice as our compass" in confronting terrorism, cyberattacks and other threats facing the country...
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Out of the past: April 28
(Out of the Past ~ 04/28/15)
Rain and wind don't dampen the spirits of about 120 people who turn out for the dedication of the Southeast Missouri Regional Port at Gray's Point. The ceremony is moved from the port's dock into a large room on the Corps of Engineers' vessel, the Mississippi, because of the weather; featured speaker is U.S. Sen. Kit Bond...
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Lawyer pleads for Boston Marathon bomber's life
(National News ~ 04/28/15)
BOSTON -- Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's lawyers pleaded with a jury Monday to spare his life, portraying him as "a good kid" who was led down the path to terrorism by his increasingly fanatical older brother. David Bruck delivered the defense's opening statement in the penalty phase of Tsarnaev's trial, saying there is no punishment Tsarnaev can get that would be equal to the suffering of the bombing victims...
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Winford Brown
(Obituary ~ 04/28/15)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Winford C. Brown, 84, of Marble Hill passed away Sunday, April 26, 2015, at his home. He was born June 18, 1930, in Marble Hill, son of Troy Lee and Sara Ellen Fox Brown. He and V. Imogene Devenport were married Feb. 19, 1949. Winford retired after serving 24 years as Bollinger County public administrator. He operated Winford C. Brown Insurance Agency and sold real estate...
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Wilson Mungle
(Obituary ~ 04/28/15)
Wilson Joe "Bill" Mungle, 77, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, April 26, 2015, at Landmark Hospital. He was born Aug. 30, 1937, in Cape Girardeau, to Joe and Daisy Bowman Mungle. He and Norma Crites were married Jan. 1, 1966, in Cape Girardeau. Bill was a self-employed carpenter and owned and operated Red Star Construction. He was of the Baptist faith...
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Dr. Lanny Barnes
(Obituary ~ 04/28/15)
TUMWATER, Wash. -- Dr. Lanny Wilson Barnes, 72, of Tumwater passed away Thursday, April 9, 2015, at his home, with his wife of 52 years and two sons by his side. He was born on Black Island in Hayti, Missouri, to Homer and Hattie Barnes. Lanny was a longtime resident and educator in Cape Girardeau. In his work life, Lanny was very close to his faculty and staff at Central Junior High School...
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Charles Moody
(Obituary ~ 04/28/15)
Charles Moody, 78, of Cape Girardeau departed this life Sunday, April 19, 2015, at his home. He was born Sept. 12, 1936, near Concord, Missouri, son of Henry Moody and Ann Moody Reichert. Charles graduated from Caruthersville, Missouri, High School. He then joined the United States Air Force and proudly served his country four years...
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Coast Guard suspends search for 4 missing off Alabama coast
(National News ~ 04/28/15)
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. -- As torrential rain and heavy winds battered Alabama's coast Monday, the U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search for four people missing after a deadly weekend storm killed two people and played havoc with a yearly sailboat race in Mobile Bay...
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Prosecutor: 2 exams found James Holmes to be sane
(National News ~ 04/28/15)
CENTENNIAL, Colo. -- A prosecutor declared Monday two psychiatric exams found Colorado theater gunman James Holmes to be sane as he meticulously plotted a mass murder, considering a bomb or biological warfare before settling on a shooting so he could inflict more "collateral damage."...
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A Symphony solo
(Local News ~ 04/28/15)
Trumpet soloist Robert Allison performs with the Southern Illinois Symphony on "Concerto in D Major for Trumpet and Strings" Monday night at Bedell Performance Hall on the River Campus. The evening of classical music, "Beethoven's Ninth Symphony," also featured the Southeast Missouri Symphony Orchestra, University Choir and Choral Union, along with the Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Concert Choir. The concert was attended by more than 750 people...
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Births 4/28/2015
(Births ~ 04/28/15)
Son to Pfc. Nickalos Allen and Myra Elizabeth Hughes of Killeen, Texas, Carl R. Darnell Army Medical Center at Fort Hood, Texas, 2:46 p.m. Saturday, April 11, 2015. Name, Nickalos Allen Jr. Weight, 7 pounds, 6 ounces. First child. Mrs. Hughes is the former Myra Henson, daughter of Jeremy and Elizabeth Henson of Delta. She is a student. Hughes is the son of Mark and Leslie Chapman of Evansville, Indiana, and Ronald and Sarah Hughes of Las Vegas, Nevada. He is serving in the U.S. Army...
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Scott City fire report 4/28/2015
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/28/15)
April 18 n Medical assist calls were made to Mary Street at 2:47 a.m.; Main Street at 3:29 p.m.; North Lincoln Street at 5:42 p.m.; and U.S. 61 at 7:42 p.m. n At 2:27 p.m., a gasoline spill on Main Street. April 19 n At 7:15 p.m., medical assist on County Road 308...
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Nepal villages plead for aid; death toll tops 4,000
(International News ~ 04/28/15)
KATHMANDU, Nepal -- As the death toll from Nepal's devastating earthquake climbed past 4,000, aid workers and officials in remote, shattered villages near the epicenter pleaded Monday for food, shelter and medicine. Help poured in after Saturday's magnitude-7.8 quake, with countries large and small sending medical and rescue teams, aircraft and basic supplies. The small airport in the capital of Kathmandu was congested and chaotic, with some flights forced to turn back early in the day...
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Four Southeast Missouri State women's basketball signees released from NLI
(High School Sports ~ 04/28/15)
The Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team has gone from having four Class of 2015 signees to none. High school seniors Amber Lindfors, Olivia Crozier, and Jennifer and Jessica Mackowiak, who signed to play for former coach Ty Margenthaler during the early signing period in November, have each been granted a release from their National Letter of Intent, Southeast assistant sports information director Tyler Koonce confirmed in an email Monday morning...
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Blues left pondering another early exit
(Professional Sports ~ 04/28/15)
ST. LOUIS -- For the third straight year, it's one and done for the St. Louis Blues. Jobs may be on the line after coach Ken Hitchcock's team won the Central Division but fell flat in the playoffs.
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Wainwright will have season-ending surgery on torn Achilles tendon
(Professional Sports ~ 04/28/15)
ST. LOUIS -- The tests results were no surprise. Before Adam Wainwright left the field in Milwaukee, the St. Louis Cardinals anticipated they'd be losing their staff ace for the season.
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Lackey holds down Phillies until seventh in Cards' loss
(Professional Sports ~ 04/28/15)
ST. LOUIS -- Except for the result, John Lackey had no complaints about his work on the mound.
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Greek Week raises $21,000 for charity
(Local News ~ 04/28/15)
Southeast Missouri State University's Greek Week 2015 raised more than $21,000 to honor the memory of three former members and to support local charities. DeAnte Smith, director of Greek Life, said in a news release fraternity and sorority members netted $21,189.39 last week, with $1,500 going to the Bobby Christman Foundation in honor of Christman, a former member of Sigma Phi Epsilon; $1,500 to the Sigma Chi Foundation in honor of Michael Upperman, a former member of Sigma Chi; and $1,500 to Mid America Transplant Services in honor of former Delta Chi member Austen Lamb.. ...
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Millersville man killed in early morning crash
(Local News ~ 04/28/15)
A 48-year-old man was pronounced dead early Monday after a vehicle crash near Millersville. The accident occurred at 2:40 a.m., when James W. Koehler, 48, of Millersville was traveling west on County Road 350, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol...
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Highway 77 in Scott County reduced
(Local News ~ 04/28/15)
Highway 77 in Scott County reduced Highway 77 in Scott County, between U.S. 61 and Route A, will be reduced as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform shoulder repairs. The work, which began Monday, will continue through Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily...
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Technophobe cited for shooting computer
(National News ~ 04/28/15)
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- For killing the source of his frustration and abandoning the body in an alley, a man could be considered lucky for receiving just a citation -- except his victim was his computer. Lucas Hinch, 37, was slapped with a ticket for discharging a weapon within city limits after he took his computer outside and shot it eight times. ...
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High school roundup: Notre Dame baseball team extends winning streak to 14
(High School Sports ~ 04/28/15)
All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.
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Southeast Missouri State's Lucchesi earns OVC pitcher of the week
(College Sports ~ 04/28/15)
For the second time this season Southeast Missouri State junior pitcher Joey Lucchesi was tapped as the Ohio Valley Conference's pitcher of the week The conference-leading Redhawks (28-15, 19-5 OVC) have claimed pitcher of the week honors four of the last five weeks...
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James Koehler
(Obituary ~ 04/28/15)
James Wyatt Koehler, 48, of Millersville died Monday, April 27, 2015. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
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Cape Girardeau fire report 4/28/2015
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/28/15)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Sunday. n Medical assist calls were made to: Linden Street at 3:46 a.m. and 12:01 p.m.; Saddleridge Lane at 10:37 a.m.; and South Pacific Street at 6:38 p.m. n At 4 p.m., a detector activation, no fire, on Perryville Road...
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Prayer 4/28/15
(Prayer ~ 04/28/15)
Worthy are you of all praise, O Lord Jesus, the Lamb of God. Amen.
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White supremacist will plead guilty in Jewish site shootings
(State News ~ 04/28/15)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A white supremacist from Missouri accused of killing three people at two Jewish centers in Kansas plans to plead guilty to capital murder to avoid a lengthy trial because of his failing health. Frazier Glenn Miller, 74, of Aurora, Missouri, said in a phone call from jail Monday he doesn't think he has much longer to live and wants a chance to speak in court about why he committed the crimes...
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Man hospitalized after St. Louis officer-involved shooting
(State News ~ 04/28/15)
ST. LOUIS -- A suspect was in stable condition but expected to survive after being shot Monday during a gunbattle with St. Louis police that drew several protesters to the scene. Police Chief Sam Dotson said a female officer responded when OnStar found a stolen car parked in north St. Louis...
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Democrat Nicole Galloway sworn in as new Missouri auditor
(State News ~ 04/28/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's new Auditor Nicole Galloway said during her swearing-in ceremony Monday protecting personal data will be one of her top priorities in her work as the state's top government watchdog. Lawmakers have questioned the state's stewardship over personal data -- most recently when the State Highway Patrol in 2013 testified it had shared a list of concealed weapons permit holders with federal investigators...
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Governor approves $250M in additional spending
(State News ~ 04/28/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has approved spending over $250 million more this fiscal year. Nixon on Monday signed legislation that includes $120 million in additional general revenue spending. Nixon had requested the extra money in part because lawmakers last year budgeted for an anticipated $50 million from a tobacco settlement that has not yet come...
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