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Jackson baseball faces a new level of expectations heading into 2016
(High School Sports ~ 03/16/16)
The Jackson baseball team won't have the luxury of playing spoiler in 2016. The Indians did that a year ago when they claimed the Class 5 District 1 crown as a No. 3 seed before coming up one game short of reaching the final four. Jackson returns a plethora of experience from that 22-11 squad, but the momentum from that postseason run could help take the Indians to the next level...
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It's March Madness Time - Soles4Souls Returns!
(Submitted Story ~ 03/16/16)
Soles4Souls began to be a part of my story in 2011. More than 27,000 pairs of shoes have been donated since the first shoe collection week! This year's shoe drive is March 27 through April 3 in our community. (See semoevents.com for details) I traveled with Seeds of Dignity, on my first vision trip, to the Philippines in June 2015. ...
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Feeney signs with MAC
(Submitted Story ~ 03/16/16)
Samantha Feeney signed her letter of intention to play volleyball for Coach Tim Copeland at Mineral Area College on Tuesday, March 15, at Notre Dame Regional High School in Cape Girardeau. Feeney set a new school assist record her junior year with 678 assists and broke that record with 744 assists as a senior. ...
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Join A Grandparent Support Group
(Submitted Story ~ 03/16/16)
The grandparent raising grandchildren support group meets monthly at the MU Extension Center in Jackson. Each month an educational program is presented followed by sharing time and refreshments. Babysitting is available upon request. This month the support group's theme was recycling and the group made flowers from plastic bottles. ...
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Ride of the Week: Chevrolet Camaro anniversary editions: 30th Z-28 - 35th SS - 45th SS
(Submitted Story ~ 03/16/16)
Owner(s): Wayne and Mika Held Owner's hometown: Chaffee ** Special features: 1997 30th Z28- 275 HP LT1 - 1 of 553 equipped this way 2002 35th SS- 345 HP LS1 - 1 of 1037 2012 45th SS- 426 HP LS3 - 1 of 524
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SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE ROUNDUP: Kostiuk named OVC Athlete of the Week, softball sweeps doubleheader
(College Sports ~ 03/16/16)
Southeast Missouri State tennis player Mariya Kostiuk was named the adidas Ohio Valley Conference Female Athlete of the Week on Tuesday. This is the first time in her career that the sophomore from Kyiv, Ukraine, earned the honor. "Mariya has been playing some fantastic tennis this season," SEMO tennis coach Mary Beth Gunn said in a press release. "She has shown real power and domination on the court, and she looks ready for our opening OVC matches this weekend."...
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Cruz, Sanders win in Cape Girardeau County; Trump, Clinton win in other area counties
(Local News ~ 03/16/16)
Sen. Ted Cruz beat Donald Trump in Cape Girardeau County, while Trump narrowly defeated Cruz in Scott, Perry and Bollinger counties in the Republican primary Tuesday night. On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton defeated Bernie Sanders in that party's presidential contest in Scott and Bollinger counties. But Sanders, an avowed democratic socialist, won in Cape Girardeau and Perry counties. In Perry County, Sanders beat Clinton by one vote, 437 to 436...
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Lawrence again leads Southeast Missouri State baseball past Missouri
(College Sports ~ 03/16/16)
The Missouri baseball team can't seem to find an answer for Jacob Lawrence. After a standout effort against the Tigers last season for his only win of the campaign, the Southeast Missouri State right-hander did it again on Tuesday night, pitching eight innings to lead the Redhawks to a 7-2 victory over the in-state foe in Columbia, Missouri...
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Trump, Clinton lead in Missouri races that are too close to call
(State News ~ 03/16/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- National front-runners Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump led their top challengers by less than 2,000 votes early today in Missouri's presidential primaries. Clinton, the former secretary of state, had a lead of about 1,500 votes over Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in the Democratic primary, with all precincts reporting results. Trump led by about 1,600 votes over Texas Sen. Ted Cruz in the Republican primary...
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A job can help mentally ill — if they can find one
(Local News ~ 03/16/16)
To those suffering from a mental illness, employment can be an intervention on its own. Wayne Petitt, employment services coordinator at the Community Counseling Center, said the feeling of being productive and being out in the community can have a transformative effect on a person living with mental illness...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/16/16)
Today is Wednesday, March 16, the 76th day of 2016. There are 290 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 16, 1926, rocket science pioneer Robert H. Goddard successfully tested the first liquid-fueled rocket at his Aunt Effie's farm in Auburn, Massachusetts...
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Nancy Reagan brought an unabashed zeal for luxury to Washington
(Community ~ 03/16/16)
NEW YORK -- Just like her signature color -- a bold red, of course -- there was nothing shy or retiring about Nancy Reagan's approach to style and fashion. For better or for worse, depending on whether you were a fan, she brought with her to the White House an unabashed penchant for luxury and high fashion, epitomized by her 1981 inaugural gown by John Galanos -- a sparkling, crystal-laden, one-shouldered white sheath...
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On the color wheel, Jay Z has an odd bedfellow
(Community ~ 03/16/16)
NEW YORK -- Barbie has her own color (pink). So does Tiffany (blue), Gap (also blue), Coach (brown) and even the roly poly Minions (yellow), but rare is the individual who cares deeply enough about a shade to have one custom made. At the Pantone Color Institute, the privilege doesn't come cheap. It can cost tens of thousands of dollars for the company to come up with just the right one. So why would an actual person, rather than a business, even bother?...
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Conservatives block federal budget
(National News ~ 03/16/16)
WASHINGTON -- Dealing a setback to House Speaker Paul Ryan, tea-party conservatives are blocking a leadership-backed budget plan as the candidacy of GOP front-runner Donald Trump stokes anxiety among congressional Republicans facing an angry, anti-Washington electorate...
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Ex-officials point fingers at hearing on Flint water crisis
(National News ~ 03/16/16)
WASHINGTON -- Former city and federal officials pointed fingers at each other for failing to protect the 100,000 citizens of Flint, Michigan, from lead-laced water at a congressional hearing Tuesday. Republicans targeted for blame an Environmental Protection Agency executive who resigned as the crisis worsened...
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Activists demand action against industrial chemical in water
(National News ~ 03/16/16)
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Prized for its ability to make things super-slick, it was used for decades in the manufacture of Teflon pans, Gore-Tex jackets, ski wax, carpets and the linings of pizza boxes and microwave popcorn bags. Now, with the suspected cancer-causing chemical PFOA being phased out in the U.S., it is around, turning up in the water in factory towns across the country -- most recently in upstate New York and Vermont -- where residents blame it for cancers and other maladies...
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Second Pennsylvania justice resigns over raunchy email scandal
(National News ~ 03/16/16)
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- A second Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice quit the bench Tuesday in a widening scandal over raunchy and otherwise offensive emails he and others exchanged with friends and lawyers. Justice Michael Eakin's decision to retire marks the latest fallout since embattled state Attorney General Kathleen Kane began releasing hundreds of emails in 2014 to the media and ethics agencies. ...
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'Indiana Jones' to return with Ford and Spielberg
(Entertainment ~ 03/16/16)
NEW YORK -- "Indiana Jones" is swinging back into theaters with Harrison Ford reprising the iconic role and Steven Spielberg directing. The Walt Disney Co. announced Tuesday the fifth film in the action-adventure series will open July 19, 2019. The last "Indiana Jones" film was 2008's "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," co-starring Shia LaBeouf as Indiana's son. It followed 1989's "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade."...
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New faith-based films tone down religion, amp up star power
(Entertainment ~ 03/16/16)
LOS ANGELES -- For some filmgoers, hearing a movie described as "faith-based" makes it a must-see. But just as many others find the term a turn-off. To reach audiences beyond the Christian church-goers that generally propel the genre, some producers of faith-based films are ramping up the star power and tamping down the evangelical messages...
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Senior IS commander dies of wounds from US strike in Syria
(International News ~ 03/16/16)
BAGHDAD -- Omar al-Shishani, a top Islamic State commander who was a magnet for fighters from the former Soviet Union, has died of wounds suffered in a U.S. airstrike in Syria, a senior Iraqi intelligence official and the head of a Syrian activist group said Tuesday...
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Obama administration punches new holes in embargo on Cuba
(International News ~ 03/16/16)
HAVANA -- The Obama administration punched a new series of holes in the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba on Tuesday, turning a ban on U.S. tourism to Cuba into an unenforceable honor system and paving the way for Cuban athletes to play Major League Baseball and other U.S. professional sports one day...
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Moscow's drawdown in Syria sends message to Assad
(International News ~ 03/16/16)
BEIRUT -- Russia's plan to withdraw forces from Syria is sending a message to President Bashar Assad, whose hard-line stance is diverging from Moscow's interest in declaring its intervention in the country a success while accelerating peace efforts...
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Police: 1 man found dead after raid linked to Paris attacks
(International News ~ 03/16/16)
BRUSSELS -- Police found a man dead when they stormed a house in Brussels at the end of a major anti-terror operation Tuesday, several hours after they were shot at during a raid linked to last year's attacks in Paris, a prosecutor said. It was not clear whether the dead man was one of the suspects sought in the raid earlier Tuesday in the Forest neighborhood of Brussels, the Belgian capital where several of the Paris attackers lived. ...
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Out of the past: March 16
(Out of the Past ~ 03/16/16)
Southeast Missouri State University seniors Jerri Wiley and Sherry Mitchell combine for 42 points to help push the Otahkians into the NCAA Division II women's Final Four; the Otahkians advance to their first ever Final Four appearance with a convincing 82-52 win over Cal Poly Pomona; hours after the game, it is announced Southeast will host the Final Four competition beginning Friday at the Show Me Center...
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Larry VanGennip
(Obituary ~ 03/16/16)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Larry Paul VanGennip, 72, of Advance passed away March 9, 2016, at his home. He was born March 23, 1943, at Cape Girardeau, the son of John Paul and Ruby Jane Fowler VanGennip. Larry and Anna Fish were united in marriage Feb. 23, 1963, at Advance, and she survives of the home...
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Ronnie Ricketts
(Obituary ~ 03/16/16)
Ronnie Ricketts, 64, of Randles passed away Friday, March 11, 2016, at the family home. He was born Nov. 25, 1951, to Jhugh Gilbert and Katherine Broughs Ricketts in Milan, Tennessee. Ron married Evelyn Cruce on Dec. 14, 1989. Ron was a member of Local Ironworkers 782 and Puxico Masonic Lodge 596. He was a former deacon at First Baptist Church and had a strong relationship with the Lord...
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John McClard
(Obituary ~ 03/16/16)
John W. McClard, 82, of Jackson died Monday, March 14, 2016, at the Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. A time of remembrance will be at 7 p.m. Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting mccombsfuneralhome.com...
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Dorothy Ludwig
(Obituary ~ 03/16/16)
Dorothy Marie Ludwig, 86, of Oak Ridge passed away Monday, March 14, 2016, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home in Jackson. She was born April 26, 1929, in New Wells to Albert E. and Alma Koch Zwosta. She and Marvin K. Ludwig were married Nov. 11, 1951, in New Wells. They had been married nearly 58 years when Marvin passed away July 21, 2009...
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Leonard LaCroix Jr.
(Obituary ~ 03/16/16)
Leonard A. LaCroix Jr., 84, of Jackson died Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016, at Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau. He was born May 25, 1931, in Sikeston, Missouri, to Leonard A. and Desiree M. Bridges LaCroix Sr. He and Patricia Mae Thomas LaCroix were married Sept. 4, 1965, at San Leandro, California. She preceded him in death Sept. 7, 2011, in Athens, Texas...
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Bill Hodges
(Obituary ~ 03/16/16)
Bill G. Hodges, 86, of Jackson died Tuesday, March 15, 2016, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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Melvin Hinkle
(Obituary ~ 03/16/16)
McCLURE, Ill. -- Melvin Lee Hinkle, 74, of McClure died Monday, March 14, 2016, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. There are no services planned at this time. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Bernice Friese
(Obituary ~ 03/16/16)
Bernice Barbara Friese, 93, of Oak Ridge passed away Monday, March 14, 2016, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born March 10, 1923, in Wellston, Missouri, to Herman Henry and Olivia Marie Schnarr Sr. She and Oda Albert Friese were married March 20, 1948, at Sedgewickville Lutheran Church in Sedgewickville, Missouri. Oda passed away July 11, 2010...
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Mary Faye Caul
(Obituary ~ 03/16/16)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Mary Faye Dennis Eachus Caul, 91, of Chaffee peacefully went home to the Lord on Friday, March 11, 2016. Mary Faye was born Dec. 18, 1924, in Advance, Missouri, the only daughter of the late Mary Kitchen and Walter Dennis. She married Arthur "Mack" Eachus on March 8, 1944, and he preceded her in death Dec. 2, 1976. She married Edward Caul on July 25, 1981, and he preceded her in death Oct. 25, 2006...
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Lisa Burkhart
(Obituary ~ 03/16/16)
Lisa Beth Burkhart, 55, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, March 13, 2016, at Southeast Hospital. She was born June 24, 1960, in Cape Girardeau to Willie and Ethel Lincoln Mecham. She and John Burkhart were married May 31, 1989, at Pacific, Missouri. Lisa was a 1978 graduate of Central High School...
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Susan Andrews
(Obituary ~ 03/16/16)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Susan L. Andrews, 60, of Chaffee died Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016. She was born March 31, 1955, the beloved daughter of the late William Jeffries Sr. and Shirley Ann Morrison Jeffries. She was the dear mother of Bradley Brown and the late Jonathan Brown, and the loving sister of William Jeffries Jr. and the late Janet McNew...
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Jackson fire report 3/16/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/16/16)
The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls: Monday n Emergency medical service on East Main Street. n Emergency medical service on Shawnee Trail. n Emergency medical service on Farmington Road. n Mutual aid on Slate Lane. Tuesday...
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Jackson police report 3/16/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/16/16)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n Diane M. Scully, 71, 1705 N. High St., was arrested on suspicion of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Arrests n A 16-year-old girl was referred to juvenile authorities for drug possession...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 3/16/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/16/16)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Monday n Medical assists at 1:05 a.m. on South Benton Street; 3:09 a.m. on Lafayette Place; 3:13 a.m. on North Fountain Street; 10:14 a.m. on South Silver Springs Road; 11:19 a.m. on Linden Street; 1:52 p.m. on North West End Boulevard; 3:10 p.m. on Albert Street; 4:11 p.m. on Themis Street; and 6:48 p.m. on North Sprigg Street...
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Cape Giardeau police report 3/16/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/16/16)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Summer N. Truett, 35, 219 S. Pacific St., was arrested on a Dexter, Missouri, warrant for a traffic offense. n Lisa Michelle Blair, 26, of Lilbourn, Missouri, was arrested on a Perry County, Missouri, warrant for failure to obey judges order on driving while revoked...
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Birth 3/16/16
(Births ~ 03/16/16)
Daughter to Joshua James and Caroline Elizabeth Snell of Jackson, Southeast Hospital, 5 a.m. Tuesday, March 1, 2016. Name, Claire Elizabeth. Weight, 7 pounds, 14 ounces. First child. Mrs. Snell is the former Caroline McLard, daughter of Stephanie McLard of Jackson. She is a contract modeler at Accretive Health. Snell is the son of Kim Snell and Gary Snell of Cape Girardeau. He is an electrician with IBEW Local 1...
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Still 'Viva Las Vegas' for Elvis Presley? Less so lately
(National News ~ 03/16/16)
LAS VEGAS -- For decades, Las Vegas has loved Elvis Presley tender -- and loved him true -- but the King's presence in modern day Sin City has lately been diminishing, one impersonator at a time. "Vegas really is, ironically, a challenging market for Elvis," said Jack Soden, CEO of Elvis Presley Enterprises, which runs the Graceland attraction in Memphis, Tennessee, and manages many of the official business deals on behalf of the estate...
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Missouri's statewide tornado drill postponed until Thursday
(State News ~ 03/16/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The National Weather Service has postponed a statewide tornado drill because severe weather was in the forecast. The Missouri Department of Public Safety said in a news release the drill had been scheduled for Tuesday. But the release said it was moved to 1:30 p.m. Thursday because of the potential for severe Tuesday afternoon and evening in the northeast part of the state...
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Missouri Supreme Court upholds HIV-risk law
(State News ~ 03/16/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Requiring people who are HIV-positive to inform their sexual partners about their disease does not violate constitutional protections of free speech or privacy, the Missouri Supreme Court wrote in a unanimous opinion released Tuesday...
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Missouri Supreme Court: Boy Scouts not liable for abuse
(State News ~ 03/16/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Boy Scouts of America can't be held liable in a case of alleged child sexual abuse by a scoutmaster, a ruling the victim's attorney said could make it challenging to hold organizations accountable for abuse by employees...
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Ferguson City Council votes to accept DOJ reform deal
(State News ~ 03/16/16)
FERGUSON, Mo. -- The Ferguson City Council unanimously agreed to accept a U.S. Justice Department plan to overhaul its embattled police force and municipal court system after a brief attempt to revise the deal led to a federal lawsuit. Elected leaders in the St. Louis suburb where the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown Jr. helped spark the Black Lives Matter movement voted Tuesday night to approve the DOJ consent decree...
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State senator proposes bill for disabled students
(State News ~ 03/16/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri senator has proposed a bill that would allow students with disabilities to receive scholarship money created through tax credits to move from the public school system to a private institution that might better suit their needs...
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Multiple power options at first base for Cardinals
(Professional Sports ~ 03/16/16)
JUPITER, Fla. -- There's quite the crowd vying for playing time at first base for the St. Louis Cardinals. Matt Holliday is getting plenty of looks, giving the team a potential right-handed bat to complement left-handed hitting Brandon Moss and Matt Adams...
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Date set for unveiling of new Broadway sculptures
(Local News ~ 03/16/16)
The Public Art Committee of the city of Cape Girardeau will launch the city’s third public outdoor exhibit April 15. Seven substantial pieces have been selected and will be placed along the Broadway corridor. The seven artists selected for the exhibit are Jacob Burmood of Springfield, Missouri; Ben Pierce of Cape Girardeau; Nathan Pierce of Cape Girardeau; Bounnak Thammavong of Swisher, Iowa; Stephanie Sailer of Swisher, Iowa; Mike Sneller of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; and Will Vannerson of Kansas City, Missouri. ...
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Perry County deputies arrest fugitive convicted of home-repair fraud
(Local News ~ 03/16/16)
Perry County sheriff’s deputies arrested a fugitive from Monroe County, Illinois, on Sunday. An off-duty deputy found Kyle Allen Green, 29, of Perryville, Missouri, about 7:30 a.m. at a house in the 1200 block of St. Mary’s Road in Perryville, according to Perry County Sheriff Gary Schaaf...
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Sikeston men accused of exploiting elderly
(Local News ~ 03/16/16)
SIKESTON, Mo. — Two Sikeston men face felony charges of allegedly stealing more than $25,000 in cash from three elderly residents who believed they were helping a friend in need. Jimmy L. Poyner, 46, is charged with three counts of felony financial exploitation of the elderly for property of $1,000 to $49,999, and James Ricky Ramsey Jr., 20, is charged with three counts of felony financial exploitation of the elderly for property of $500 to $999, according to Missouri Case.net. ...
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Cape man accused of choking woman, threatening suicide or homicide
(Local News ~ 03/16/16)
Anthony Tyler Sample, 38, of Cape Girardeau is accused of choking a woman Saturday. Sample was arrested by Cape Girardeau police and charged with felony second-degree domestic assault. The victim told police she and Sample went into a bedroom to not argue in front of children, according to a probable-cause statement. They had been a couple for about eight months...
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Republican, Democratic presidential candidates neck-and-neck in Missouri
(State News ~ 03/16/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- National front-runners Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump were facing tough challenges Tuesday in Missouri's Democratic and Republican primaries on a potentially pivotal day in the presidential campaign. With more than 90 percent of precincts reporting results, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders was narrowly ahead of the former secretary of state, but many of the still uncounted votes were in the St. Louis area, where Clinton was leading...
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Cardinals have multiple power options at first base
(Professional Sports ~ 03/16/16)
JUPITER, Fla. -- There's quite the crowd vying for playing time at first base for the St. Louis Cardinals. Matt Holliday is getting plenty of looks, giving the team a potential right-handed bat to complement left-handed hitting Brandon Moss and Matt Adams...
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Obama dismayed by vulgarity, violence of campaign
(National News ~ 03/16/16)
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama said Tuesday he was dismayed by "vulgar and divisive rhetoric" directed at women and minorities as well as the violence that has occurred during the 2016 presidential campaign. It was a swipe at Republican front-runner Donald Trump that also served as a challenge to other political leaders to speak out and set a better example...
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Rubio ends White House quest after Florida loss
(National News ~ 03/16/16)
MIAMI -- Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio dropped out of the race for president Tuesday, ending his White House bid after a loss in his home state to Donald Trump. "It is not God's plan that I be president in 2016 or maybe ever," the Florida senator told a crowd of supporters in Miami...
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Kasich, Trump split in GOP; Clinton takes Ohio, Florida
(National News ~ 03/16/16)
CLEVELAND -- Hillary Clinton triumphed Tuesday in the Florida, Ohio and North Carolina presidential primaries, putting her in a commanding position to become the first woman in U.S. history to win a major party nomination. But the night did not bring the same clarity to the Republican race, with Donald Trump winning big in Florida but falling in Ohio to the state's governor, John Kasich...
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Exit poll: Trump wins broad support in Florida
(National News ~ 03/16/16)
WASHINGTON -- Donald Trump claimed Florida, the biggest delegate haul of Tuesday night's five Republican primary elections, by sweeping nearly all categories of voters -- men and women, rich and poor, the highly educated and those without college degrees...
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Woman fights to keep pet alligator at home
(National News ~ 03/16/16)
LAKELAND, Fla. -- A woman is fighting to keep her 6-foot-long pet alligator in her home. The 125-pound reptile named Rambo wears clothes, rides on the back of a motorcycle and has a bedroom in Mary Thorn's home in Lakeland. Thorn has had a license for the alligator she's kept for 11 years, but it recently grew to 6 feet, and wildlife officials say an alligator that size must have 2.5 acres. Thorn said even if she had land, Rambo can't be left outdoors because of sensitivity to sunlight...
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Nation briefs 3/16/16
(National News ~ 03/16/16)
WASHINGTON -- In a major reversal, the Obama administration said Tuesday it will bar oil drilling off America's Atlantic Coast, a move cheered by environmentalists and consistent with the president's steps to combat climate change. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell said the decision "protects the Atlantic for future generations." She said the administration had listened to thousands of people in coastal communities from Florida to New England who said, "Now is not the time to start leasing off the Atlantic Coast." Business groups and most Republicans criticized it as an example of what they call executive overreach.. ...
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Entertainment briefs 3/16/16
(Entertainment ~ 03/16/16)
NEW YORK -- Producers of "Wicked" say the theatrical blockbuster has grossed over $1 billion on Broadway, joining only "The Lion King" and "The Phantom of the Opera" to that mark but faster than either rival. The show, which opened in 2003 based on novelist Gregory Maguire's fanciful "Wizard of Oz" prequel, took just 12½ years to reach $1 billion. ...
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BUY THE RIVER: Style for every body
(Community ~ 03/16/16)
New York Fashion Week is behind us, and the world is buzzing with the words "trendy," "groundbreaking," "ready to wear" and so on. For most of us regular folks, these words do not mean much. We generally care about what looks good on our figure, how much it costs and whether the color goes with our skin tone. Whether pear-shaped, top heavy, slim and trim or boxy, certain looks can flatter and transform your look for the better...
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Prayer 3-16-16
(Prayer ~ 03/16/16)
O Lord Jesus, we praise you, for you are our strength and our shield. Amen.
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Addressing the real gun problem
(Column ~ 03/16/16)
The issue of gun-related crimes is a hot topic these days. Because of the daily drumbeat of some thug using a gun to commit a crime, the national dialogue has brought the Second Amendment into glaring focus. The president has made stronger gun control part of his routine stump speech and uses every instance of gun violence as an excuse to call for stricter laws and greater restrictions on gun ownership...
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Perry County school board member resigns
(Local News ~ 03/16/16)
Perry County School Board member Jeff Weibrecht has resigned his District 32 post in advance of the April 5 election. "It was a very hard decision. It did not come easy," he said Tuesday afternoon. Weibrecht said he saw an opportunity for new faces to serve on the board, and with incumbent and board president Nancy Voelker running to retain her seat, it signaled a smoother transition once Andrew Comstock begins serving as the district's superintendent in June...
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Fashion show helps students, others
(Editorial ~ 03/16/16)
"You can be anything you want when you grow up!" How many of us were told that as children? Many dream of becoming a famous actor or musician, a successful professional or a sports star, but few people realize those dreams. "So many teenagers ... want so many things but don't know the avenue to take," MarQuetta Rush recently told the Southeast Missourian, adding that many who have such dreams don't see a way to make them a reality...
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Perryville Municipal Judge: Wayne M. Keller
(Submitted Story ~ 03/16/16)
Age: 70 Place of birth: Perryville, Missouri Kora Keller (deceased) Barbara Hinze Lisa Martin Katherine Keller Stacie Simone (step-daughter) Occupation: Attorney Employer: Lichtenegger Law Firm Businesses owned, all or part: None Municipal Judge - Fredericktown, Missouri (from 2011 to present)...
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Advance School Board: Josh Johnson
(Submitted Story ~ 03/16/16)
Age: 42 Place of Birth: Cape Girardeau, Missouri Libby Johnson (spouse) Jacob Johnson (son) Rebecca Johnson (daughter) Occupation: US Navy Chief-Retired Employer: Self Bearded Goat Express LLC None Do you currently hold the office for which you are running? No...
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Oran School Board: Garrett Cook
(Submitted Story ~ 03/16/16)
Age: 32 Place of Birth: Missouri Lindsey Cook, Eli Grant Cook, Ava Grace Cook Occupation: Police Officer Employer: Scott City Police Department None None Do you currently hold the office for which you are running? No Being in law enforcement, I have experienced a lot of different people, and problems. My being able to identify the good, with the bad will benefit the district greatly...
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