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Delta Senior Citizens
(Submitted Story ~ 01/24/16)
Delta Senior Citizens Meeting The Delta Senior Citizens will meet Wednesday, Feb. 10, at 11 a.m. at the Delta Community Center. Valentine’s Day will be the theme for the meeting centered on fun and fellowship with an exchange of Valentine cards. Ryan Evans with Modern Technology will present a program on SCAMS. Musical entertainment will be provided by John Schott. Lunch will be served at noon. For more information, call 794-2259 or 794-2874...
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Missouri Democrats to try to ban LGBT discrimination
(State News ~ 01/24/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon used his final State of the State address last week to implore lawmakers to bar discrimination against LGBT people. But leaders in the Republican-dominated Legislature said that's unlikely to happen before Nixon leaves office...
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Cape Girardeau ordinances cover everything from spitting to rabbits
(Local News ~ 01/24/16)
Cape Girardeau's code of ordinances contains some strange and obscure laws, many of them dating back decades. Some of these laws are seldom, if ever, enforced. But they still are on the books and not likely to be removed, city officials say. Many city residents probably don't know whistling in the street could be a municipal crime, or that leaving more than an inch of snow on the sidewalk adjoining their property violates a city law...
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Federal action opens door for flood aid in area
(Local News ~ 01/24/16)
Flood victims in 33 Missouri counties, including Cape Girardeau, Scott and Ste. Genevieve, will be able to seek federal assistance now that President Barack Obama has signed a disaster declaration. The president Thursday granted Gov. Jay Nixon's request for a major disaster declaration as a result of two strong storm systems in late December and early January that brought severe flooding to much of the state...
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Jackson wrestling falls short of fourth straight SEMO Conference Tournament title
(High School Sports ~ 01/24/16)
There's a reason nobody has ever won four consecutive SEMO Conference Wrestling Tournament team titles -- it's hard. And there's a reason why Farmington is ranked among the best teams in the state -- it's good. Both hurdles turned out to be too much to overcome as Jackson failed in its bid to win a fourth straight team championship, finishing as runner-up, six and a half points back of Farmington, 363-356.5, in the SEMO Conference Wrestling Tournament Saturday at Cape Central High School...
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Floods may have damaged area wheat crop
(Local News ~ 01/24/16)
During the recent flood, acres of area farmland wound up underwater. Waters have receded, but it's not clear what will become of the crops in those fields, or those that will be planted in the spring. At the height of the flood, area wheat fields were flooded...
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Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team falls to defending OVC champs
(College Sports ~ 01/24/16)
In the locker room following the Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team's road loss to Ohio Valley Conference leader SIU Edwardsville on Wednesday night, the players came up with four concepts that they felt needed to improve: communication, urgency, focus and alertness...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/24/16)
Today in History Today is Sunday, Jan. 24, the 24th day of 2016. There are 342 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 24, 1848, James W. Marshall discovered a gold nugget at Sutter's Mill in northern California, a discovery that led to the gold rush of '49...
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Kelley -- Trout
(Engagement ~ 01/24/16)
Terrence and Kim Kelley of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Lindsay Jo Kelley of Cape Girardeau, to Justin Anthony Trout of Newton, Illinois. He is the son of Tony and Charlotte Trout of Newton. Lindsay is a 2008 graduate of Cape Central High School. She is an administrative assistant at Hillin & Company PC...
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Pancoast -- Pruden
(Wedding ~ 01/24/16)
Kimberly Nicole Pancoast of Redmond, Washington, and Rusty Joseph Pruden of Pensacola, Florida, were married Oct. 24, 2015, in Pensacola. Karen Jurkowich performed the ceremony and music was provided by Fortissimo. Kimberly is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Charles Pancoast of Cape Girardeau. Rusty is the son of Randy and Cindy Pruden of Tulalip, Washington...
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Sparzynski -- Smith
(Engagement ~ 01/24/16)
George and Sharon Sparzynski of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Emily Sparzynski, to Danny Smith of Cape Girardeau. He is the son of Lonnie and Machel Smith of Trumann, Arkansas. Emily graduated from Jackson High School in 2005 and received a bachelor's degree in social work from Southeast Missouri State University in 2009. She is an assistant ombudsman at Aging Matters...
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The difference between joy and happiness
(Column ~ 01/24/16)
"Look at my new bike, Mom," said the young boy. Ralph had long wanted a new bike. He was so happy, he could scarcely contain his emotions. "Wow, life is wonderful, I'm so thrilled I could die," he said to himself. Ralph was happy because he had acquired something he highly desired. It satisfied his want for the moment. Would it last?...
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The divine call to excellence
(Community ~ 01/24/16)
I am choosing a word for the year. I have not participated in this exercise in several years. My aim in choosing a word for the year is to capture a theme I would like to see developed throughout the year. I have chosen the word "excellence"; a word found in a Bible verse that I have referenced as a hinge point for my life, family and ministry. ...
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Nature's 'widowmaker'
(Community ~ 01/24/16)
Not so long ago, nearly every home in Southeast Missouri was heated by burning firewood in a stove or fireplace. This meant somebody had to go out into the woods and cut the firewood. Usually that person was "the man of the house." Gathering firewood could, on occasion, prove very dangerous. ...
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FYI 1-24-16
(Community ~ 01/24/16)
The Salvation Army's Meals with Friends will run from noon to 1 p.m. Jan. 25 to 29. The menus are as follows: n Monday: Baked chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans, bread, fruit and dessert n Tuesday: Spaghetti, green beans, bread, fruit and dessert...
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Nine hacks to help you drink better wine by drinking it better
(Community ~ 01/24/16)
Aiming for a new and improved you in 2016? That's tough. Improving your wine experience? That's not hard at all. Because if you want to drink better wine, the first step is drinking wine better. To help you get the job done, we asked the pros for their best wine drinking hacks that will make you a better person (or at least a better drinker)...
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A grab bag of entree recipes
(Community ~ 01/24/16)
It is time to introduce a few new entree recipes. It is easy to slip into a routine and prepare familiar and liked entree dishes, so today I thought we would open the entree file drawer and see where that would take us. It takes us to pork, chicken and salmon, all promised to be delicious. You just have to give them a try...
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Lamb's quarter, a Sandhill rite of passage
(Community ~ 01/24/16)
As we grew up in the Sandhills of Nebraska, there were some things that were kind of a rite of passage when spring came around. Mom's sister, Aunt Katie, lived up by Lisco, Nebraska, which wasn't but a quarter mile from the North Platte River. We would go up to Aunt Katie's and Uncle Buster's and pick asparagus. It seemed like it was everywhere. I assumed back then that asparagus was a weed that we ended up eating. There aren't many things better than fresh asparagus...
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Club news 1-24-16
(Community News ~ 01/24/16)
The American Legion Unit 63 Auxiliary met Jan. 13. Lunch was served to 16 members by Donna Hinze and Vicki Watling. Members played a game with Barbara Yallaly finding out how much we knew about old Christmas songs. Yallaly presided over the business meeting...
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Looking forward to the Super Bowl and back on dishwashing memories
(Community ~ 01/24/16)
While strolling, I wondered whatever happened to David Garland. Happy birthday to Cindy Wibbenmeyer, Richard Graviett, Zachary McDaniel, Maggie Lancaster, Leo Schott, Teasha Totty, Caitlin Randolph, Jason Mott, Joanne Eastwood, Opaline Lincoln, Dewayne McAlister, Michael Lee, Gaylord Spane, Gina King, Michelle Neal, Seth Barnhart, Kimberlie Nothdurft, Bret Whitaker, Jennifer Siebert, Victor Powell, Ginny Harris, Doris Yahn, Hailey Jo Enderle, Heather McAlister, Donald Crowe, Annie Cobb, Wanda Rhymer, Bob Abernathy, Lisa Asmus, Craig Eftink, Susan Horman and Aaron Horrell.. ...
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Roth -- Hodges
(Wedding ~ 01/24/16)
Patricia Dianne Roth and William Lee Hodges III of Cape Girardeau were married on Feb. 14, 2015, while on a family vacation in Montego Bay, Jamaica. The bride is the daughter of Paul and Dianne Roth of Cape Girardeau. The groom is the son of Theresa Marie "Terri" Hodges and the late William Lee "Bill" Hodges Jr...
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Prayer 1-24-16
(Prayer ~ 01/24/16)
O Lord Jesus, may we devote ourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. Amen.
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Cardinals Caravan brings team, fans together
(Editorial ~ 01/24/16)
Who needs the NFL in St. Louis, anyway? While football fans and supporters of the city of St. Louis fumed recently when Rams owner Stan Kroenke finally got his way and moved his team to "greener" pastures in Los Angeles, the St. Louis Cardinals Major League Baseball franchise made headlines for all the right reasons last week...
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Skull found at spiritual shop prompts probe
(National News ~ 01/24/16)
COMPTON, Calif. -- Authorities found one human skull and eight containers with potentially more at a shop that sells spiritual items. Los Angeles County sheriff's Capt. Steve Katz said deputies went to the business Friday after a woman complained of animal cruelty. ...
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Blizzard brings much of East Coast to a standstill; 17 dead
(National News ~ 01/24/16)
NEW YORK -- A blizzard with hurricane-force winds brought much of the East Coast to a standstill Saturday, dumping as much as 3 feet of snow, stranding tens of thousands of travelers and shutting down the nation's capital and its largest city. After days of weather warnings, most of the 80 million people in the storm's path heeded requests to stay home and off the roads, which were largely deserted. ...
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Sources: Bloomberg eyes independent White House bid
(National News ~ 01/24/16)
NEW YORK -- Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is taking early steps toward launching an independent campaign for president, seeing a potential path to the White House amid the rise of Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Bernie Sanders. Bloomberg has retained advisers and plans to conduct a poll after the Feb. ...
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Lead pipes lurk in older neighborhoods across the nation
(National News ~ 01/24/16)
TOLEDO, Ohio -- Lead pipes such as the ones that led to contamination of the tap water in Flint, Michigan, carry water into millions of older homes across the U.S. every day -- a legacy of an era before scientists realized the severe long-term health consequences of exposure to the heavy metal...
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Rancher renounces federal grazing contract at Bundy event
(National News ~ 01/24/16)
BURNS, Ore. -- A rancher from New Mexico renounced his U.S. Forest Service grazing contract at an event held by an armed group occupying a national wildlife refuge in Oregon to protest federal land use policies. Adrian Sewell of Grant County, New Mexico, took the action at the event attended by about 120 people at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge...
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Police charge 17-year old in Canada after 4 shot dead
(International News ~ 01/24/16)
TORONTO -- Police on Saturday charged a 17-year-old boy with four counts of first-degree murder and seven counts of attempted murder in a mass shooting at a school and home in a remote aboriginal community in western Canada, officials said. Police said the male suspect can't be named under Canada's Youth Criminal Justice Act. ...
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Air Force withheld nuclear mishap from Pentagon review team
(National News ~ 01/24/16)
WASHINGTON -- In the spring of 2014, as a team of experts was examining what ailed the U.S. nuclear force, the Air Force withheld from them it was simultaneously investigating damage to a nuclear-armed missile in its launch silo caused by three airmen...
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Out of the past: Jan. 24
(Out of the Past ~ 01/24/16)
Sides Construction Co. is the low bidder for installation of an elevator at L.J. Schultz Middle School; the work to install the elevator in the 77-year-old building will take place this summer. Cape Mercantile Bank, owner of the property, is having a former Sunoco service station at 829 N. Kingshighway, near the entrance to Arena Park, demolished; the demolition is being done by Girardeau Stevedores Contractors Inc...
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Scott City fire report 1/24/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/24/16)
The Scott City Fire Department responded to the following calls: Jan. 16: n At 9:37 a.m., emergency medical service in the 600 block of East 3rd Street. n At 10:26 a.m., fire alarm at 301 Country Club Drive. Jan. 17: n At 7:36 p.m., emergency medical service in the 100 block of Highway 61 in Kelso, Missouri...
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Jackson fire report 1/24/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/24/16)
JACKSON The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls: Friday: n Emergency medical service on South Shawnee Boulevard. Saturday: n Emergency medical service on East Main Street. n Emergency medical service on Belair Drive.
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Jackson police report 1/24/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/24/16)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Theft n Theft was reported in the 200 block of Daisy Avenue. Miscellaneous n Check the welfare was requested in the 1600 block of West Independence Street. n Keep the peace was requested in the 200 block of East Washington Street...
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Cape Girardeau police report 1/24/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/24/16)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n James O. Reed, 51, 605 N. Sprigg St., was arrested on two Malden, Missouri, warrants for failure to appear for public-order crimes and tampering with a meter...
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Births 1/24/16
(Births ~ 01/24/16)
Son to Jennifer Lynn Dodds of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 6:11 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016. Name, Elijah Lee. Weight, 6 pounds, 7 ounces. Fifth child, second son. Dodds is the daughter or Richard and Carolyn Dodds of Whitewater. She is employed by Five Below...
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Jason Wahl
(Obituary ~ 01/24/16)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Jason Anthony Wahl, 33, of Chaffee died Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Sept. 27, 1982, in Kankakee, Illinois, to Robert Eugene and Amelia Rose Fairfield Wahl. He married Michelle Nicole Huffman on Aug. 12, 2011...
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Berniece Pobst
(Obituary ~ 01/24/16)
ORAN, Mo. — Berniece Pobst, 92, of Oran died Friday, Jan. 22, 2016, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Oran.
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Diana Pierson
(Obituary ~ 01/24/16)
Diana Joyce Cheatham Pierson, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, passed away Friday, Jan. 22, 2016, following a courageous battle against pancreatic cancer. She was 70 years old. Diana was born in 1945 to Nina Evelyn Burton-Cheatham Piper. ...
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Tony Myracle
(Obituary ~ 01/24/16)
Tony Curtis Myracle, 59, of Jackson passed away Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016, at his home. He was born Dec. 1, 1956, in Bonne Terre, Missouri, son of Curtis L. and Beulah P. “Boots” Willis Myracle. Loving survivors include a special friend, Nancy Huber, of the home; two stepchildren, Dana Williams and Lindsey (Matthew) Isaacs; two stepgrandchildren, Kaden Berg and Kaylea Williams; and two half-sisters Pam Audi of Frontenac, Missouri, and Paula McCarver of Hemit, California...
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Jack McCall
(Obituary ~ 01/24/16)
SEDGEWICKVILLE, Mo. — Jack “J.J.” McCall, 61, of Sedgewickville passed away Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016, at his home. He was born Jan 22, 1954, in Marble Hill, Missouri, son of Ora and Alfredia Mae Woods McCall. He and Neena C. Weston were married Nov. 11, 1972, in Jackson.
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Judith Holdridge Gausnell
(Obituary ~ 01/24/16)
KERRVILLE, Texas — Judith Holdridge Gausnell, 71, of Kerrville died of an accidental fall in her home Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016. Judy was born in Selma, Alabama, the daughter of Pauline Rodman Holdridge and Donald Shethar Holdridge, who preceded her in death. She was the widow of Carl Seth Gausnell of Dallas.
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Sandra Edwards
(Obituary ~ 01/24/16)
Sandra Kay Edwards, 71, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Jan. 22, 2016, at Southeast Hospital. She was born March 21, 1944, in Delta to Lester W. and Charlotte L. Griffith Tollison. She and Bennie Edwards were married Aug. 14, 1962, at Edwardsville, Illinois. He preceded her in death May 13, 1999...
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Gary Dover
(Obituary ~ 01/24/16)
Gary Ray Dover, 37, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016, at his home. He was born Dec. 31, 1978, in Cape Girardeau to Gary L. and Bonnie Michelson Dover. Gary was saved and baptized at his home. He loved music, collecting baseball cards, comic books and reading western books. He will be sadly missed by family and friends...
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Dorothy Dexter
(Obituary ~ 01/24/16)
ULLIN, Ill. — Dorothy Ellen Dexter, 88, of Ullin died Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. today at Crain Funeral Home in Ullin. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Cross Road United Methodist Church in Ullin. Interment will be in Green Lawn Memorial Gardens in Villa Ridge, Illinois.
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Ted Davis
(Obituary ~ 01/24/16)
SEDGEWICKVILLE, Mo. — Theodore E. Davis, 84, of Sedgewickville passed away Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016, at the Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 10, 1931, in Pawnee, Oklahoma, the son of Glen and Sadie Carmen Porter Davis Sr. He and Edythe Anderson were united in marriage Sept. 8, 1951, in Portage, Wisconsin. She passed away Feb. 15, 2010...
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Mark Baker
(Obituary ~ 01/24/16)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. — John Mark Baker, 62, of Marble Hill, formerly of Jackson, passed away Friday, Dec. 18, 2015, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born May 24, 1953, in Cape Girardeau to John and Doris Peel Baker. Mark was a 1972 graduate of Jackson High School. He worked 40 years as a line electrician for the city of Jackson. In his younger years, he attended First Baptist Church...
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Paula Allen
(Obituary ~ 01/24/16)
Paula Kay Allen, 70, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016 at Heartland Care and Rehab. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. The funeral will be at noon Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery...
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Jackson Civic Center opens today
(Local News ~ 01/24/16)
The city of Jackson will unveil its new $5.5 million Civic Center at 381 E. Deerwood Drive in a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 2 p.m. today.
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Missouri lawmaker proposes alcohol ban at Capitol
(State News ~ 01/24/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A Missouri lawmaker has proposed legislation banning smoking and alcohol in the Missouri Statehouse. The Kansas City Star reported the proposal from Sheila Solon, a Republican state representative from Blue Springs, would ban smoking in the Capitol and prohibit alcohol use except for certain events.
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Missouri man gets probation for throwing dog to its death
(State News ~ 01/24/16)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A Springfield man has been sentenced to five years of probation for breaking into the apartment of a woman in June and throwing her dog to its death from a third-story window. KYTV reported a Greene County judge suspended a possible prison sentence Friday for William Rabourn. He pleaded guilty in October to burglary, stealing an animal and animal abuse...
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Charges dropped against 6 Ferguson protesters
(State News ~ 01/24/16)
FERGUSON, Mo. -- Charges have been dropped against six activists who were arrested during a protest in Ferguson, just as their trial was about to begin. The case was expected to include allegations of police brutality, claims of missing evidence and discussions about the shortcomings of body cameras...
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SOUTHEAST ROUNDUP: SEMO gymnastics team posts season high, topples Centenary
(College Sports ~ 01/24/16)
The Southeast Missouri State gymnastics team claimed at least a share of each individual event title and Alexis Brawner won her first all-around title as the Redhawks posted a season high to beat fellow Midwest Independent Conference member Centenary College on Friday night in Shreveport, Louisiana...
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Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team takes on UT Martin in search of first OVC win
(College Sports ~ 01/24/16)
With the Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball game between Southeast Missouri State and UT Martin pushed back to today it gave the Redhawks another 24 hours to work on what their new emphasis is: man-to-man defense. Southeast, which had only spent one day practicing man defense prior to their 84-61 win over NAIA Hannibal-LaGrange on Tuesday, is focused on buckling down on the defensive end when it hosts the Skyhawks at 4:15 p.m...
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HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Rock Bridge girls swimming team finishes first at City of Roses Invitational
(High School Sports ~ 01/24/16)
All scores were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Saturday.
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MacKinnon ties it, Varlamov great in shootout; Avs top Blues
(Professional Sports ~ 01/24/16)
DENVER -- Nathan MacKinnon has made it a habit of scoring big goals late against the St. Louis Blues. MacKinnon tied the game late in the third period, Semyon Varlamov made 33 saves and stopped all three attempts in the shootout and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Blues 2-1 on Friday night...
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HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Bauwens' record night sends Notre Dame boys basketball team past Saxony Lutheran
(High School Sports ~ 01/24/16)
All scores were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Friday.
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Jones scores 20 as No. 10 Texas A&M gets 66-53 win over Missouri
(College Sports ~ 01/24/16)
COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Texas A&M had trouble getting its offense going in the first half against Missouri on Saturday. Jalen Jones made sure the Aggies got over those problems after halftime. Jones scored 17 of his 20 points in the second half to lead No. 10 Texas A&M to a 66-53 victory over Missouri, extending the Aggies' winning streak to 10 games...
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Missouri defensive tackle suspended after marijuana arrest
(College Sports ~ 01/24/16)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri freshman defensive tackle Terry Beckner Jr. is suspended indefinitely from the team after he was arrested and cited for possession of a small amount of marijuana. Missouri coach Barry Odom said in a statement Thursday that Beckner could face other discipline from the team...
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Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team set to face defending conference champs
(College Sports ~ 01/24/16)
Southeast Missouri State women's basketball coach Rekha Patterson told her coaching staff that the Redhawks' next opponent, UT Martin, would feel like a person that had just gotten their hair done and got all dressed up with a nice outfit and shoes...
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Jackson officials say salt an improvement over cinders for slick roads
(Local News ~ 01/24/16)
In the wake of the first snowstorm of the season, Jackson city officials said a recent decision to use salt instead of cinders on road surfaces turned out to be an improvement over previous years. The Jackson Board of Alderman voted in October to begin using salt to clear snowy roads instead of the cinder mixture once used...
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Applications for area concealed-carry permits rise
(Local News ~ 01/24/16)
BENTON, Mo. — Local sheriffs are among those in the state who are seeing a spike in applications for permits to carry concealed weapons. “Last year and this year, it really went up,” Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter said about concealed-carry weapon permit applications in his county. “In ’14, we had 305 new CCWs, and we had 206 renewals. In 2015 we had 422 new ones and we had 405 renewals. It doesn’t seem to be slowing down any, and I don’t see it slowing down any time soon...
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Perryville police search finds gun stolen from Cape home
(Local News ~ 01/24/16)
A 9mm pistol stolen from Cape Girardeau home in 2013 ended up in the safe of brothers who are charged with intent to distribute methamphetamine, according to law-enforcement officials. Antoine Shockley, 47, and Diangleo Rodrigues Shockley, 44, both of Perryville, Missouri, have been charged with felony possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute a controlled substance, unlawful possession of a firearm, felony unlawful use of a weapon, misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia...
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Brad Paisley 'Crushes It' at the Show Me Center
(Local News ~ 01/24/16)
The excitement was palpable Friday night at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau as a crowd of more than 4,000 gathered to see country-music star Brad Paisley.
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On the fly
(Community ~ 01/24/16)
Paul Salmon first started learning to fly when he was 14 years old. As a kid in the Cairo, Illinois, area, he would ride over to the local airport on his motorcycle -- a machine he'd owned since age 10 -- and pretty much pester the folks there in an attempt to ingratiate himself. He was, for all intents and purposes, a kind of mascot to the regulars...
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4x4
(01/24/16)
What is your favorite thing to do when it's cold outside?
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Kluesner -- 60 years
(Anniversary ~ 01/24/16)
Bernard W. and Dorothy M. Kluesner of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Oct. 11, 2015, with a reception and dinner hosted by their children and families. Kluesner and the former Dorothy Morie were married Oct. 1, 1955, at Immaculate Conception Church in Jackson. The Rev. August Eckhoff performed the ceremony...
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