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Central to present special version of 'The Hobbit' for those with disabilities
(Community ~ 10/29/15)
To commemorate Cape Girardeau Central High School theater department's 85th-anniversary season, "Fairytales and Fantasies," students have spent weeks working to create a show that transports audiences all the way to Middle-earth. Their fall production is J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit," full of rowdy dwarves, garish goblins and a dragon...
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Early goal in OT sends Eureka past Jackson in Class 4 District 1 boys soccer championship
(High School Sports ~ 10/29/15)
Jackson goalkeeper Brayden Emmons made a diving save on a shot attempt, but Andrew Mocker was there to capitalize on the deflection, delivering the golden goal 34 seconds into overtime that gave the Wildcats a 2-1 win in Wednesday's Class 4 District 1 championship at Seckman High School.
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Debate highlights GOP's two tracks
(National News ~ 10/29/15)
BOULDER, Colo. -- Marco Rubio bid for control of the Republican Party's establishment wing in Wednesday night's third GOP debate, deflecting jabs from Jeb Bush, who sought to right his floundering campaign. Insurgent outsiders Donald Trump and Ben Carson defended the seriousness of their White House efforts, underscoring the two-track fight for the party's presidential nomination. But in an economic policy-focused debate, both at times faded to the background during the two-hour contest...
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Civil case proceeds against former Cape cop in 2012 accident
(Local News ~ 10/29/15)
A civil case against a former Cape Girardeau police officer is making its way through circuit court, as a claimant seeks damages for medical bills after a 2012 car accident. Jason Selzer, 44, was a Cape Girardeau officer at the time of a motor vehicle accident Jan 3, 2012 on Sprigg Street near William Street. He was driving his patrol car when he struck Rebecca Picker, whose 2007 Dodge Caravan was stopped behind Kimberley Hornbuck, driving a 2010 Cadillac CVS, which also was stopped...
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Oran shares new city hall with bank for $1 a year
(Local News ~ 10/29/15)
ORAN, Mo. -- Oran's city government has all but settled into its new home, which came at a pretty fair lease price. Relocation of city offices to the new location began last week. Oran shares its new city hall with another occupant, First Commercial Bank...
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Perry County school superintendent resigns, cites board discord
(Local News ~ 10/29/15)
Scott Ireland, superintendent of the Perry County School District in Perryville, Missouri, has submitted his resignation and will no longer work at the district, effective June 30. The board accepted Ireland's resignation during a special meeting last week and voted to have the Missouri School Boards' Association conduct the superintendent search...
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Illness forces Kill, a Matukewicz mentor, to quit coaching
(College Sports ~ 10/29/15)
Southeast Missouri State football coach Tom Matukewicz received a text message Wednesday with the news that Minnesota football coach Jerry Kill, who he'd spent more than a decade coaching alongside, was retiring from his position due to health issues...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/29/15)
Today in History Today is Thursday, Oct. 29, the 302nd day of 2015. There are 63 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 29, 1940, a blindfolded Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson drew the first number -- 158 -- from a glass bowl in America's first peacetime military draft...
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The quest to bring closure
(Column ~ 10/29/15)
In every war there will be those who are killed and those who are wounded, and combat also can mean that some will be unaccounted for. When the battles are over and units begin their headcounts, there may be some troops missing, and it is not immediately known whether those troops have been killed and which ones may have been captured...
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Salvation Army kicks off Christmas campaign
(Editorial ~ 10/29/15)
The Salvation Army does important work all year long. It feeds the hungry, helps those less fortunate get back on their feet and provides positive programs for youth. The organization receives more attention this time of year as the holiday season approaches -- and rightly so. This is the season of giving...
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Prayer 10-29-15
(Prayer ~ 10/29/15)
O Heavenly Father, may we be strong and of a good courage. Amen.
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Poll: Support for tighter gun laws ticks up
(National News ~ 10/29/15)
WASHINGTON -- After a steady string of mass shootings and a revival of the political fight over gun control, Americans are slightly more likely than they were two years ago to say gun laws should be made stricter, a new Associated Press-GfK poll found...
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Army blimp breaks loose, drifts over Pennsylvania
(National News ~ 10/29/15)
MUNCY, Pa. -- An unmanned Army surveillance blimp broke loose from its mooring in Maryland and floated over Pennsylvania for hours Wednesday with two U.S. fighter jets on its tail, triggering blackouts across the countryside as it dragged its tether across power lines...
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GOP taps new speaker, approves budget deal
(National News ~ 10/29/15)
WASHINGTON -- House Republicans embraced a new leader Wednesday and swiftly consented to a major budget-and-debt deal to avert a federal financial crisis -- highlights of a day of dramatic fresh starts at the Capitol after years of division and disarray...
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Dennis Hastert pleads guilty, acknowledges hush-money scheme
(National News ~ 10/29/15)
CHICAGO -- Dennis Hastert pleaded guilty Wednesday to evading banking laws in a hush-money scheme, averting a potentially lurid trial that could have dredged up sexual allegations by agreeing to a deal with prosecutors that recommended he serve no more than six months in prison...
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Sheriff fires deputy for tossing teen across classroom
(National News ~ 10/29/15)
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- A deputy who flipped a disruptive student out of her desk and tossed her across her math class floor was fired on Wednesday. The sheriff called his actions "unacceptable" and said videos recorded by her classmates show the girl posed no danger to anyone...
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Live TV program seeks to perform exorcism on house
(Entertainment ~ 10/29/15)
NEW YORK -- The Destination America network's "Exorcism: Live!" on Friday could turn out to be the scariest pre-Halloween program on television or the ghostly version of Al Capone's vault. The mostly live, two-hour telecast will culminate in an attempt to rid a suburban St. ...
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Hooked on Science: Static electricity ghost
(Community ~ 10/29/15)
Materials n Balloon n White tissue paper n Transparent tape Instructions STEP 1: Cut out the shape of a ghost in the white tissue paper. STEP 2: Using the transparent tape, secure the tail of the ghost to a flat surface. STEP 3: Inflate the balloon. Vigorously rub the balloon against your shirt. Hold the balloon close to the white tissue-paper ghost and observe...
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Math, reading scores slip for nation's schoolchildren
(Community ~ 10/29/15)
WASHINGTON -- Results from national math and reading tests show slipping or stagnant scores for the nation's schoolchildren. Math scores were down for fourth- and eighth-graders over the last two years. And reading grades were not much better: flat for fourth-graders and lower for eighth-graders, according to 2015 results released Wednesday for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) exam...
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Out of the past: Oct. 29
(Out of the Past ~ 10/29/15)
Two classes of 30 trained to handle building collapse rescues Sunday during the Southeast Missouri Regional Fire School at a house near Fruitland; normally, the class is limited to about 25 firefighters, but the school added an extra class and a second instructor because of the earthquake-related interest...
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Witch wins protective order against warlock in Salem court
(National News ~ 10/29/15)
BOSTON -- A judge granted a protective order against a warlock Wednesday, spelling relief for the Salem witch who accused him of harassment. The two faced off in court before a Salem District Court judge, who granted the protective order to witch priestess Lori Sforza. She had accused self-proclaimed warlock Christian Day of harassing her over the phone and on social media over the past three years...
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Judge rules against activist in St. Louis shelter case
(State News ~ 10/29/15)
ST. LOUIS -- A federal judge has tossed out an activist's lawsuit that sought to keep St. Louis from revoking an occupancy permit for his downtown shelter for homeless people. U.S. District Judge John Ross dismissed on Tuesday the lawsuit filed in March by the Rev. Larry Rice's New Life Evangelistic Center, calling the legal action premature, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported...
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Missouri shooting plot suspect appeals 15-year sentence
(State News ~ 10/29/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A defense attorney told state Supreme Court judges Wednesday a southwest Missouri man accused of planning shootings at a movie theater and store only thought about carrying out such an attack. Blaec Lammers, 23, is appealing his convictions. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison for first-degree assault and armed criminal action...
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ACLU joins lawsuit challenging Springfield exposure law
(State News ~ 10/29/15)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit challenging an indecent exposure ordinance in Springfield on behalf of two women who organized a topless demonstration to protest laws that they say unfairly target women. The ACLU of Missouri argues in the lawsuit filed Monday in federal court in Springfield the new ordinance violates the First Amendment, due process and equal protection, and it conflicts with state law, The Springfield News-Leader reported...
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Court rules Missouri law denies gays employment protection
(State News ~ 10/29/15)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A Missouri appeals court ruled a man who claims he was fired because he's gay can't sue his former employer for discrimination. The Columbia Daily Tribune reported Tuesday's 2-1 decision by the Western District Missouri Court of Appeals says the state law barring discrimination based on sex only covers gender-based actions...
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St. Louis regional battle for new spy agency home heats up
(State News ~ 10/29/15)
O'FALLON, Ill. -- The two-state battle for a federal spy agency's new regional headquarters is heating up. Hundreds of local residents packed an O'Fallon community center Wednesday evening for a public meeting on the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency project...
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Sheriff says Missouri student had loaded handgun
(State News ~ 10/29/15)
HOPKINS, Mo. -- A northwest Missouri sheriff says authorities averted what "could have been a huge tragedy" after a 15-year-old student was taken into custody for allegedly having a loaded handgun in a school locker. Nodaway County Sheriff Darren White said Tuesday he believed the student at North Nodaway High School may have been the victim of bullying and possibly was targeting specific students, The St. Joseph News-Press reported...
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Births 10/29/15
(Births ~ 10/29/15)
Daughter to Andrew James and Jennifer Anne O'Neal of Jackson, Southeast Hospital, 2:26 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015. Name, Ellie Mae. Weight, 5 pounds, 13 ounces. Fourth child, third daughter. Mrs. O'Neal is the former Jennifer Dickman, daughter of John Dickman and Cindy Dickman, both of Jackson. She is employed by Subway in Jackson. O'Neal is the son of Jim O'Neal of Oregon, Ohio, and Lisa Slinkard of Jackson. He is assistant manager at Subway in Jackson...
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Linda Mae Wright
(Obituary ~ 10/29/15)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Linda Mae Wright, 75, of Dexter passed away Monday, Oct. 26, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, following a courageous battle with multiple myeloma cancer. Linda was born Aug. 8, 1940, in Kennett, Missouri, to Archie Douglas and Elizabeth Lochial Milburn. She married Billy Pat Wright on June 16, 1961, at Hayti Church of Christ...
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Ronald Ponder
(Obituary ~ 10/29/15)
Ronald Ponder, 61, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Sept. 25, 1954, in Perryville, Missouri, to Raymond A. and Dorothy Berkbigler Ponder. The Ponder family moved to Cape Girardeau in the 1950s. Ronald was a graduate of Parkview School in Cape Girardeau. He worked many years at VIP in Cape Girardeau and Fruitland, retiring July 2014, due to health concerns...
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Lillianna Ozment
(Obituary ~ 10/29/15)
Lillianna Marie Ozment, 3 months, of Scott City died Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Crain Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.
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Joe Kerr
(Obituary ~ 10/29/15)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Joe M. Kerr, 70 of Tamms died Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau Per Mr. Kerr's request, direct cremation services have been selected, with memorial services to follow at a later date. Jones Funeral Home Tamms is in charge of the arrangements...
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Robert 'Joe Bob' Cobb Jr.
(Obituary ~ 10/29/15)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Robert Gaines "Joe Bob" Cobb Jr., 68, of Chaffee passed away Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. He was born Jan. 10, 1947, in Chaffee to R.G. and Annie Lee Smith Cobb Sr. He married Mayme Horrell on Nov. 12, 1966, and she survives...
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Jacob Canoy
(Obituary ~ 10/29/15)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Jacob Andrew Canoy, 24, of Marble Hill died Monday, Oct. 26, 2015. He was born July 16, 1991, in Cape Girardeau to Jerry Allen and Rebecca Ann Ettling Canoy. Jacob attended Jackson schools and had been a member of Boy Scout Troop 11 of Jackson...
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Jackson police report 10/29/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/29/15)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. n Sarah N. Holhouser, 32, 636 Odus Drive, was arrested on suspicion of stealing. n Amy M. Kasten, 40, of Jackson was issued a summons for failure to stop at a stop sign...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 10/29/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/29/15)
* Medical assists at 7:43 a.m. on West Parkway; 11:26 a.m. on Albert Street; 6:04 p.m. on North Frederick Street; 7:21 p.m. on William Street; and 11:22 p.m. on Morgan Oak Street. n At 9:56 a.m., unintentional transmission of alarm on Normal Avenue...
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Cape Girardeau police report 10/29/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/29/15)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. n Amanda Lynn Bles, 33, of Oran, Missouri, was arrested on a Cape Girardeau County warrant for obstruction: fraud and insufficient-funds check. n Christopher Brandon Ford, 34, 634 Woodbine Place, was arrested on a Scott City warrant for driving with a revoked license...
- Fall hike at the Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center (Local News ~ 10/29/15)
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Cape Giradeau County Commission agenda 10/29/15
(Local News ~ 10/29/15)
1 Barton Square, Jackson 9 a.m. today n Minutes of Oct. 26, 2015, meeting n None at this time n Items listed on the agenda n Purchase orders n Payroll change forms n None at this time n Approve county holidays for 2016 n Announce proposals received on RFQ/P #:11-27OCT15 -- guaranteed energy savings contract and refer for review and recommendation...
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Southeast PRIDE group to host 'Hallowqueen' drag show
(Local News ~ 10/29/15)
For two years, Southeast Missouri State University's student organization PRIDE, formerly known as the Gay Straight Alliance, has hosted a drag show. This year's theme is Halloween. Eric Mahnken, PRIDE's president, said this year's show will be Halloween-themed. The show will be at 7 p.m. today in the University Center Ballroom...
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Scott City man accused of stealing change machine from Jackson
(Local News ~ 10/29/15)
Cape Girardeau County Circuit Court issued an order for Larry Tanner, 28, of Scott City to appear for arraignment at 9:30 a.m. Monday on one count of receiving stolen property after an officer allegedly found him with a change machine taken from Jackson...
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Alleged stickup nets only $1, half-pack of cigarettes
(Local News ~ 10/29/15)
A Sikeston, Missouri, man was charged with robbery, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon, and all he had to show for the alleged crimes, according to police, was $1 and a half-pack of cigarettes. Scott County Circuit Court filed an arrest warrant Wednesday against Tyren Jawan Johnson, 17, for charges stemming from an alleged robbery...
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Burglar allegedly made call from victims' home
(Local News ~ 10/29/15)
Scott County Circuit Court issued an arrest warrant Wednesday for a burglary suspect accused of making calls from a phone at the victims' residence. Casey Dwayne Burton, 26, of Bonne Terre, Missouri, is charged with burglary, felony theft and theft of a firearm...
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Cape Central boys soccer team falls to Farmington in district semifinal
(High School Sports ~ 10/29/15)
Top-seeded Farmington netted four goals in the first half and ended Cape Central's soccer season with a 6-0 victory Wednesday in the Class 3 District 1 semifinals in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Central, the fourth seed, finished its season at 6-18. The Knights, who had posted a 4-0 win over the Tigers earlier in the year, took the lead in the 11th minute and added a goal just two minutes later...
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Ex-Mets prospect is helping Rams, watching Series
(Professional Sports ~ 10/29/15)
ST. LOUIS -- These days, Bradley Marquez is carving out a niche on special teams with the St. Louis Rams. There's no looking back on what might have happened with his shot at climbing the New York Mets system, although he did watch all 14 innings of Game 1 of the World Series...
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Royals storm out to 2-0 series lead behind Cueto
(Professional Sports ~ 10/29/15)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Johnny Cueto smothered the New York Mets with another big October outing. And the pesky Kansas City Royals kept fouling off Jacob deGrom's best pitches, wearing him down with persistence and prowess. Cueto never faltered. And as deGrom wore down, the Royals pounced...
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Hotel to serve $75 roadkill menu
(National News ~ 10/29/15)
BURLINGTON, Vt. -- A fish and wild game supper is featuring Vermont road kill on the menu. Hotel Vermont will offer three animals injured or killed on the road as it hosts the Wild About Vermont event Nov. 7. The event will feature a game supper with donations from hunters and fishermen in the state. The supper will cost $75 and will be prepared by chef Doug Paine. Also on the menu will be deer, bear, moose and muskrat. Paine said it will be delicious and well worth trying...
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Local education briefs
(Community ~ 10/29/15)
Jenna Hale of Cape Girardeau and Kathryn Sebaugh of Jackson were awarded Regents' Scholarships to attend Southeast Missouri State University for the 2016-2017 academic year. Hale is a senior at Cape Girardeau Central High School. Sebaugh is a senior at Jackson High School...
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Gateway Arch turns 50 with a nod to those who built it
(State News ~ 10/29/15)
ST. LOUIS -- Half a century to the day since they closed out the Gateway Arch's construction, workers whose nerves of steel helped build it reunited Wednesday for its anniversary, some joking the now-iconic stainless-steel monument has aged better than they have...
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