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Jessie Bell convicted of second-degree murder
(Local News ~ 05/19/15)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Just after midnight Tuesday, the jury in the Jessie Bell trial returned a verdict, finding Bell guilty of second-degree murder in the death of James "Jimmy" Morrison.
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Council approves 3-year pact with Old Town Cape
(Local News ~ 05/19/15)
The Cape Girardeau City Council approved a multiyear contract for services with Old Town Cape and began updates of building codes and amending parking-violation penalties. The city's existing contract with Old Town Cape expires next month. When it ends, the new three-year contract will begin...
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Woman shot, killed during robbery in Parma
(Local News ~ 05/19/15)
PARMA, Mo. -- A store clerk was shot to death during an apparent armed robbery in Southeast Missouri. New Madrid County Sheriff Terry Stevens said Brenda Smith, 59, of rural Parma was shot and killed about 5:30 a.m. Monday as she and another employee were opening the D&L One Stop...
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Suspect charged in weekend shooting
(Local News ~ 05/19/15)
The name of a suspect involved in a Ranney Park shooting over the weekend was released Monday by the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Dante L. Criddle, 23, of Cape Girardeau was charged with first-degree Class A felony assault and felony armed criminal action...
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Jackson baseball team uses big 7th inning to beat Hillsboro in district quarterfinal
(High School Sports ~ 05/19/15)
The third-seeded Indians scored all of their runs in the final three innings, including three in the bottom of the seventh to come away with a 6-5 victory in walk-off fashion over sixth-seeded Hillsboro in the first round of the Class 5 District 1 tournament at Wilson Rozier Park in Farmington, Missouri.
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Central baseball team rallies past Sikeston in wild district quarterfinal
(High School Sports ~ 05/19/15)
With his team on the brink of elimination, Central senior Josh Morse was never overtaken by the moment.
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Jackson sets Aug. 4 bond election for water-system upgrades
(Local News ~ 05/19/15)
The Jackson board of aldermen on Monday approved an ordinance calling for a bond election Aug. 4 that would provide funding for an overhaul of the city's water system if it is approved by voters. Jackson's aging water system has been a topic of discussion for about a year, and city officials say a number of too-small cast-iron pipes and water mains give residents and public entities such as the Jackson Fire Department inadequate and unreliable pressures and volumes...
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Cape Girardeau Resident Named to Girl Scouts Board of Directors
(Submitted Story ~ 05/19/15)
Laura Klipfel (Cape Girardeau) has been named Member at Large to the Board of Directors for Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland (GSMH). Klipfel is a lifetime member of Girl Scouts. She has served as National Council Delegate representing GSMH at the 2014 National Council Session in Salt Lake City, UT. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 05/19/15)
Today is Tuesday, May 19, the 139th day of 2015. There are 226 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 19, 1935, T.E. Lawrence, also known as "Lawrence of Arabia," died in Dorset, England, six days after being injured in a motorcycle crash...
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Poor form at SEMO graduation
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/19/15)
I was aghast at the entire SEMO graduation ceremony Saturday. Never have I been so disappointed in an event that should have been a dignified and uplifting experience for graduates, families and friends. It was more like a three-ring circus complete with even the concession stand selling refreshments...
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Mom, music bring family together
(Editorial ~ 05/19/15)
The nation celebrated Mother's Day last week and Teacher Appreciation Week and National Music Week the week before that. Altha Robinson, a mother, former teacher and musician has earned the right to observe all three. Robinson's love of music began at a young age and trickled down to her own children and grandchildren, as well as the students she taught during her tenure in the Cape Girardeau public school system, a career that spanned 25 years. ...
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Out of the past: May 19
(Out of the Past ~ 05/19/15)
JEFFERSON CITY -- With just 35 minutes remaining in the session yesterday, the Missouri General Assembly approved by a four-vote margin a bill that permits Cape Girardeau and Bollinger County voters to decide whether to enact a one-cent sales tax to fund construction of a recreational lake...
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Wingsuit fliers in Yosemite knew they were cheating death
(National News ~ 05/19/15)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Two wingsuit fliers who leaped from a cliff in Yosemite National Park were trying to zoom through a notch in a ridgeline and were airborne for about 15 seconds when they slammed into a rocky outcropping and were killed, a friend said Monday...
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B.B. King viewing set for Vegas before Mississippi funeral
(National News ~ 05/19/15)
LAS VEGAS -- A public viewing for blues legend B.B. King will be held in Las Vegas before his body is sent to Mississippi, where plans are being made for services in his hometown next week, King's business manager said Monday. A private family funeral also will be in Las Vegas for the guitar genius dubbed the King of the Blues, who died at his home here Thursday at age 89...
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Timothy Farrow
(Obituary ~ 05/19/15)
Timothy Franck Farrow, 48, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, May 17, 2015, at Southeast Hospital. He was born April 11, 1967, in Cape Girardeau to Harold Dean and Ruth Ellen Franck Farrow. Tim graduated from University High School in 1986 and from Southeast Missouri State University in 1992 with a bachelor's degree in marketing...
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Joseph Jannin Jr.
(Obituary ~ 05/19/15)
SILVER LAKE, Mo. -- Joseph A. Jannin Jr., 81, of Silver Lake died Sunday, May 17, 2015, at his home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and from 6:30 to 9:10 a.m. Thursday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. The wake will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday, and the rosary will be at 8:30 a.m. Thursday...
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Pat Grantham
(Obituary ~ 05/19/15)
VILLA RIDGE, Ill. -- Patricia M. "Pat" Grantham, 60, of Villa Ridge, formerly of Mounds, Illinois, passed away Monday, May 18, 2015, at her home. She was born Jan. 2, 1955, in Cairo, Illinois, daughter of the late William and Mildred Allen Calvert. Pat was a former secretary for various businesses...
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Wesley Gregory Jr.
(Obituary ~ 05/19/15)
Wesley E. Gregory Jr., 86, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, May 16, 2015, at Southeast Hospital. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. May 26 at Fairmount Cemetery. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Jude Burgfeld
(Obituary ~ 05/19/15)
Judith M. "Jude" Burgfeld, 63, of Jackson died Sunday, May 17, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the chapel of McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson and from 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson...
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Eric Schnaare
(Obituary ~ 05/19/15)
OLMSTED, Ill. -- Eric Paul Schnaare, 41, of Littleton, Colorado, formerly of Olmsted, passed away Friday, May 15, 2015, in Lakewood, Colorado. He was born Jan. 22, 1974, in Sikeston, Missouri, son of Larry G. and Victoria Hinkle Schnaare Sr. Eric was a boiler maker with Union Local 663 and was a former member of Olmsted Volunteer Fire Department...
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Lee Robinson
(Obituary ~ 05/19/15)
Lee Ann Wheeler Robinson, 60, of Cape Girardeau died peacefully at home Sunday, May 17, 2015, as a result of brain cancer. She was born July 19, 1954, in Sikeston, Missouri, to Clifford and Mollie Horner Wheeler. She graduated from Sikeston High School in 1972...
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Cancer survivor urges others to support Relay for Life
(Community ~ 05/19/15)
Editor's Note: This is the first in a series of cancer survival pieces in advance of the June 13 American Cancer Society's Relay for Life of Cape Girardeau County. Holly Lintner is a survivor and relay volunteer. Cancer touches us all, and it is important for our community to have an outlet to connect with others impacted by cancer. Relay for Life is that outlet...
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Doctors' group seeks to clear confusion in cancer screening
(Community ~ 05/19/15)
WASHINGTON -- Mammograms at 40 or 50? Every year or every other year? What's the best colon check? Screening for cancer has gotten more complicated in recent years with evolving guidelines that sometimes conflict. Now a doctors' group aims to ease some confusion -- and encourage more discussion of testing's pros and cons -- with what it calls advice on "high-value screening" for several types of tumors...
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Dennis Long Sr.
(Obituary ~ 05/19/15)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Dennis Wayne "Den" Long Sr., 60, of Marble Hill died at his home Monday, May 18, 2015. Visitation will be Thursday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Hutchings Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Pulliam Cemetery near Patton, Missouri...
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Artisanal opiates?
(Community ~ 05/19/15)
LOS ANGELES -- Scientists have figured out all the steps to make morphine and similar painkillers without using opium poppies, opening the door for home-brewed drugs and even wider abuse. While no one has reported making morphine in the laboratory from scratch yet, some experts are calling for regulations to prevent garage tinkerers from making do-it-yourself morphine, which can be converted into heroin...
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Shoppers could soon have difficulty finding meat's origin
(National News ~ 05/19/15)
WASHINGTON -- Shoppers could soon have a harder time finding out where their red meat comes from. The World Trade Organization ruled Monday that the U.S. "country of origin" labels put Canadian and Mexican livestock at a disadvantage. The current labels say where the animals were born, raised and slaughtered...
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100-Mile Yard Sale begins Thursday
(Local News ~ 05/19/15)
Among the many events scheduled for Memorial Day weekend is the annual 100-Mile Yard Sale. Each year, participants set up tables along Highway 25 from Kennett, Missouri, to Jackson, attracting bargain hunters from across the region. A list of local attractions, gas stations and more features along the route is available at 25yardsale.com...
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Schweain waives preliminary hearing
(Local News ~ 05/19/15)
A Cape Girardeau man accused of killing his stepdaughter waived his right to a preliminary hearing Monday. Ricky L. Schweain, 54, is charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the shooting death of Melissa Luttrell, 27. About 4 p.m. ...
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Republicans clash over NSA surveillance powers
(National News ~ 05/19/15)
PHILADELPHIA -- Republicans clashed over the future of government surveillance programs Monday, highlighting a deep divide among the GOP's 2016 presidential class over whether the National Security Agency should be collecting American citizens' phone records in the name of preventing terrorism...
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Signals soon will be removed at Pacific, Independence intersection
(Local News ~ 05/19/15)
Signal changes are coming Tuesday at the intersection of Independence and Pacific streets in Cape Girardeau. The signals at the intersection will be set to flashing, creating a "cross traffic does not stop" intersection. The lights will flash yellow along Independence and red along Pacific, according to a news release from the city. The signals will continue flashing until the contractor removes it next week. Permanent stop signs will be added on Pacific to replace the signal...
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Obama curbs military gear to police
(National News ~ 05/19/15)
CAMDEN, N.J. -- President Barack Obama ended long-running federal transfers of some combat-style gear to local law enforcement Monday in an attempt to ease tensions between police and minority communities, saying equipment made for the battlefield should not be a tool of American criminal justice...
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Facing $1 billion deficit, Arizona sharply limits welfare
(National News ~ 05/19/15)
PHOENIX -- Facing a $1 billion budget deficit, Arizona's Republican-led Legislature reduced the lifetime limit for welfare recipients to the shortest window in the nation. Low-income families on welfare now will have their benefits cut off after just 12 months...
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Charges filed against 170 motorcycle gang members in Texas
(National News ~ 05/19/15)
WACO, Texas -- About 170 members of rival motorcycle gangs were charged with engaging in organized crime Monday, a day after a shootout at a Texas restaurant that killed nine people and wounded 18. The crowd of suspects was so large, authorities opened a convention center to hold them before they were arrested, police said...
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Flood, mudslide sweep away homes in Colombia, killing 52
(International News ~ 05/19/15)
SALGAR, Colombia -- An avalanche of mud and debris roared over an alpine town in western Colombia before dawn Monday, killing at least 52 people in a flash flood and mudslide triggered by heavy rains. Residents were stirred from bed at night by a loud rumble and neighbors' shouts of "The river! The river!" as modestly built homes and bridges plunged into the Libordiana ravine. Survivors barely had time to gather their loved ones...
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Islamic State militants begin purge of Iraqi city
(International News ~ 05/19/15)
BAGHDAD -- Islamic State militants searched door-to-door for police officers and pro-government fighters and threw bodies in the Euphrates River in a bloody purge Monday after capturing the strategic city of Ramadi, their biggest victory since overrunning much of northern and western Iraq last year...
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Appeals court sides with Google in anti-Muslim film case
(Entertainment ~ 05/19/15)
SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal appeals court panel should not have forced YouTube to take down an anti-Muslim film that sparked violence in the Middle East and death threats to actors, a larger group of judges ruled Monday in a victory for free-speech advocates...
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Scott City sees 'not wealthy, but healthy' finances
(Local News ~ 05/19/15)
A main topic of discussion at the Scott City council meeting Monday night was preliminary planning for the 2015-2016 fiscal year budgets and the city's fiscal health. With two months left in the 2014-2015 fiscal year, revenue and expenses are supposed to be at 83 percent of their total goal...
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Notre Dame boys volleyball team advances to Class 3 semifinals
(High School Sports ~ 05/19/15)
The Notre Dame boys volleyball team reached the Class 3 semifinals Monday night with a 25-21, 25-13 win over O'Fallon Christian at Francis Howell High School in St. Charles, Missouri. Rhett Simmons had seven kills and four aces to lead the way for the Bulldogs, who improved to 24-8 and will face defending state champion Parkway Central at 7 p.m. Thursday at Westminster Christian...
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St. Vincent girls soccer team ends Kelly's first varsity season
(High School Sports ~ 05/19/15)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Monday's Class 1 girls soccer district semifinal at the Perryville Soccer Complex was a matchup between one school extremely familiar with postseason play and another longing to reach those heights. St. Vincent earned a trip to Wednesday's district final with a 2-0 victory over Kelly, a program that, with the loss, concluded its first season of varsity competition...
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State golf roundup: Advance golf team tied for 7th at Class 1 state tournament
(High School Sports ~ 05/19/15)
The Advance Hornets, led by a 7-over-par 79 by junior Brian Whitson, were tied for seventh place in the team standings after the first round of the Class 1 state golf tournament Monday at Meadow Lakes Acres Country Club in New Bloomfield, Missouri...
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Southeast Missouri State's Joey Lucchesi named OVC pitcher of the week for third time this season
(College Sports ~ 05/19/15)
Southeast Missouri State ace Joey Lucchesi was tabbed the Ohio Valley Conference's pitcher of the week for the third time this season. The left-handed junior transfer improved to 7-1 on the season as the Redhawks defeated Belmont 12-0 on Thursday night to clinch their second consecutive OVC regular-season championship and the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament...
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Southeast Missouri State men's basketball coach Rick Ray receives two more verbal commitments
(College Sports ~ 05/19/15)
The Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team coach Rick Ray inherited lacked an inside presence and even size on the perimeter after the departure of five players 6 foot 5 or taller. In just over a month since he was announced as Southeast's coach on April 13, Ray has signed a pair of forwards and received two more verbal commitments from 6-7 players Monday afternoon...
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Cardinals waste chances in 14-inning loss to Mets
(Professional Sports ~ 05/19/15)
NEW YORK -- Sam Tuivailala missed his spots. John Mayberry Jr.'s grounder was just a bit too wide for Jhonny Peralta to make a play. St. Louis' batters failed nearly every time they had an opportunity. The Cardinals were just a little bit off all Monday night and it cost them with a 2-1 loss to the New York Mets in the opener of a four-game series between division leaders...
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Nation, world briefs 5/19/15
(National News ~ 05/19/15)
PHILADELPHIA -- Amtrak trains began rolling again Monday between Philadelphia and New York, the first time since a derailment almost a week ago killed eight people and injured more than 200. Amtrak resumed service with a 5:30 a.m. southbound train leaving New York City. ...
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High school roundup: Jackson girls soccer team reaches district final on last-minute goal
(High School Sports ~ 05/19/15)
All scores were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Monday.
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Births 5/19/15
(Births ~ 05/19/15)
Lacy Son to Cameron Wayne Lacy and Jami Carol Pobst of Advance, Missouri, Southeast Hospital, 5:05 p.m. Tuesday, May 5, 2015. Name, Casen Paul. Weight, 8 pounds, 4 ounces. Third child, second son. Ms. Pobst is the daughter of Michael and Tori Pobst of Oran, Missouri. ...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 5/19/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/19/15)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Sunday: n Medical assist calls were made to: Vantage Drive at 2:52 a.m.; Shawnee Parkway at 3:49 a.m.; Whitener Street at 6:52 a.m.; Bellevue Street at 9:21 a.m.; Hackberry Street at 10:52 a.m.; Ranney Avenue at 6:16 p.m.; and Harmony Street at 9:11 p.m...
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Cape Girardeau police report 5/19/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/19/15)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Misty-Diane E. Sandman, 29, of Scott City was arrested on suspicion of stealing from Wal-Mart, 3439 William St. n Jesse L. Roberts, 26, 2022 Thilenius St., was arrested on suspicion of stealing from Wal-Mart, 3439 William St...
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Certain ambiguity: Partnering with the European Union
(Column ~ 05/19/15)
The European Union is the most successful multinational organization in history, with decades of achievements in promoting trade, a currency union (the euro), freedom of movement, and the peaceful resolution of disagreements. This latter point, the development of consensus-based decision-making in a region -- Western and Central Europe -- previously plagued by centuries of war and violence, is the most remarkable...
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Prayer 5/19/15
(Prayer ~ 05/19/15)
O God, may we be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry. Amen.
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Bud Spurlock
(Obituary ~ 05/19/15)
Delbert Leonard "Bud" Spurlock, 88, passed into the Lord's peace Sunday, May 17, 2015, at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 13, 1926, in the home of his grandparents, Drury Lafayette and Debra Jane Spurlock, at Cane Creek west of Poplar Bluff, Missouri. He is the son of Delbert Lafayette and Meacy E. Warbington Spurlock. He and Mary Ann Estes of Millersville were married Aug. 28, 1955...
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Junior high student hit by car Tuesday afternoon
(Local News ~ 05/19/15)
A Cape Girardeau Central Junior High School student was injured in a hit-and-run accident Tuesday afternoon. The girl was crossing Independence Street from the Amerimart to the school when she was struck by a vehicle and landed on the sidewalk on the north side of the road, Cape Girardeau Police Department patrolman David Valentine said at the scene...
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