- 2016 All-Southeast Missourian Softball (High School Sports ~ 07/01/16)
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An all-around standout, Notre Dame's Morgan Duschell nabs Southeast Missourian Softball Player of the Year
(High School Sports ~ 07/01/16)
Considering her presence on both offense and defense, Morgan Duschell is undoubtedly one of the most complete high school softball players in Southeast Missouri. The 5-foot-4 Duschell wrapped up her junior year as the top hitter on a Notre Dame team that went 27-4 in the fall, a season that culminated with a runner-up finish in Class 3, but it's not only Duschell's presence at the plate that separates her apart. ...
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Former Southeast Missouri State coach Steve Bieser eager to navigate Missouri baseball program in rugged SEC waters
(College Sports ~ 07/01/16)
About 12 years ago Steve Bieser was at Taylor Stadium in Columbia, Missouri, leading the St. John Vianney High School baseball team to a state championship. He knew then that the goal would be to be in that same place, but as the head coach of the University of Missouri baseball team someday...
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An Aerial Jelly Fish WAY up in the Sky
(Submitted Story ~ 07/01/16)
Stare at the sky long enough, and you'll eventually see something a little different. I was mowing the mostly dead grass in my front yard late in the day, took a break to flop in my lawn chair and, of course, looked up. Way up, past the orange-bellied Southwest 737's heading into St. Louis, was a tiny dot that looked to be barely moving...
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Girlfriend of assault suspect accused of witness tampering
(Local News ~ 07/01/16)
The girlfriend of a man recently arrested on suspicion of first- and second-degree assault in Marble Hill, Missouri, told one of the victims he should not go to court, and her boyfriend’s friends in the “Mexican Mafia” were going to visit him, police said...
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Bollinger Co. man faces felony for spraying fire extinguisher in officer's face, injuring him
(Local News ~ 07/01/16)
A Sedgewickville, Missouri, man was taken to a Cape Girardeau hospital after he sprayed a fire extinguisher into the face of a Jackson police officer and sprayed the extinguisher dust in the booking room at the station, police said. The Cape Girardeau County prosecuting attorney’s office filed an arrest warrant Wednesday for 24-year-old Seth Robert Seymour...
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Landscape business latest to move to I-55 outer road
(Local News ~ 07/01/16)
The business community of Scott City continues to expand. Bloomfield Road Landscape is preparing to transplant its operations to a new facility on East Outer Road along Interstate 55. The move is prompted by a need for more visibility and a desire to grow the business...
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Cape readies for Bloomfield Road widening project
(Local News ~ 07/01/16)
The city of Cape Girardeau intends to widen a one-mile, tree-canopied section of Bloomfield Road, starting this fall. City engineer Casey Brunke said the project likely won’t be finished until 2017. The city is advertising for bids for the project, which will widen the road from the Benton Hill Road (County Road 206) intersection to White Oaks Lane near the Dalhousie Golf Club. City staff plan to open bids Aug. 2...
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Sikeston officers break vehicle's window to get dogs
(Local News ~ 07/01/16)
SIKESTON, Mo. — Two dogs were rescued after being locked in a hot, parked vehicle in Sikeston. About 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, an officer with the Sikeston Department of Public Safety responded to a report of animal cruelty in the parking lot of Ferguson Medical Group, 1012 N. Main St. ...
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Jackson's fireworks show will be bigger this year
(Local News ~ 07/01/16)
Jackson’s annual Independence Day fireworks show is shaping up to be one of the largest the city has had so far. The display, which will begin at 9:30 p.m. in Jackson City Park, will be a $12,000 show. Jackson Parks and Recreation director Shane Anderson said that figure places it among the most extravagant...
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Body found in river near Missouri Dry Dock in Cape; not yet known if foul play involved
(Local News ~ 07/01/16)
Cape Girardeau first responders recovered the body of a South Carolina man from the Mississippi River on Thursday. Cape Girardeau County Coroner John Clifton said authorities have identified the man who was found and were notifying the man’s family. Clifton said the victim is a white man from South Carolina, but he did not want to reveal his age Thursday. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 07/01/16)
Today in History Today is Friday, July 1, the 183rd day of 2016. There are 183 days left in the year. This is Canada Day. Today's Highlight in History: On July 1, 1966, the Medicare federal insurance program went into effect. On this date: In 1535, Sir Thomas More went on trial in England, charged with high treason for rejecting the Oath of Supremacy. (More was convicted, and executed.)...
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Speak Out 7/1/16
(Speak Out ~ 07/01/16)
Gov. Jay Nixon vetoed a bill passed by the Republican-controlled legislature that would have allowed Missourians to carry a concealed weapon without a permit, training and a background check. Though crime rates remain at historic lows, one area legislator who supported the bill demagogically declared that these are extraordinarily dangerous times. ...
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Consolidating services may be best for consumers
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/01/16)
While the goals of the Affordable Care Act are noble, the results have certainly increased the costs of healthcare and caused insurers and medical systems to consolidate in order to absorb costs -- which is why Anthem and Cigna are seeking to do just that. Doing so may be the only way to deliver innovative healthcare and wellness services while absorbing costs to keep their rates affordable for consumers...
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Plenty of fun available for Fourth of July
(Editorial ~ 07/01/16)
Summer is speeding by. But this weekend we get another chance to slow down a bit and enjoy some summer fun over the Fourth of July. Local towns are planning celebrations of American life, and there will be plenty of activities to choose from. Cape Girardeau’s festivities include a naturalization ceremony and fireworks. ...
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A brief history of fireworks with fingers, eyes intact
(Column ~ 07/01/16)
It's hard to say when Fourth of July fireworks first became part of my world, but I think it was when I was 8 or 9 years old and my city cousin came for a visit and smuggled several packages of Black Cat fire crackers into the bedroom of the farmhouse on Killough Valley in the Ozarks over yonder...
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Tlapek built influence, leaves behind legacy
(Column ~ 07/01/16)
One of Cape's silent leaders passed away last week. J.P. "Pat" Tlapek was always a voice of reason and calm in meetings I attended with him. He also established a major influence in the auto industry started with one store ad, building it to the 49-store Auto Tire And Parts. Elected to leadership in his industry, he also served as president of Southeast Missouri State University's board of regents...
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Turkish official: Attackers were from Russia, Central Asia
(International News ~ 07/01/16)
ISTANBUL -- As the death toll from the Istanbul airport attack rose Thursday to 44, a senior Turkish official said the three suicide bombers who carried it out were from Russia, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, and police raided neighborhoods for suspects linked to the Islamic State group...
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Boris Johnson drops UK leadership bid
(International News ~ 07/01/16)
LONDON -- In a real-life political drama mixing Shakespearean tragedy with "House of Cards," Britain's victorious anti-EU campaigner Boris Johnson saw his chances of leading his country evaporate Thursday after the defection of a key ally. The former London mayor dropped his campaign to become Conservative Party leader and prime minister after Justice Secretary Michael Gove abruptly withdrew his support for Johnson and announced he would run himself...
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Stolen beer to be thrown away
(National News ~ 07/01/16)
ATLANTA -- Authorities have found most of the nearly 80,000 bottles of beer that were stolen from an Atlanta brewery June 21, but the company says every last drop will have to be thrown away because of quality concerns. SweetWater Brewing Co. spokeswoman Tucker Berta Sarkisian said in a news release the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and Southeastern Transportation Security Council on Wednesday returned 30 of the 40 pallets of beer that had been stolen, minus a few cases...
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Pentagon ends ban on transgender troops in military
(National News ~ 07/01/16)
WASHINGTON -- Transgender people will be allowed to serve openly in the U.S. military, the Pentagon announced Thursday, ending one of the last bans on service in the armed forces. Saying it's the right thing to do, Defense Secretary Ash Carter laid out a yearlong implementation plan declaring, "Americans who want to serve and can meet our standards should be afforded the opportunity to compete to do so."...
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FDA warns against eating raw dough amid E. coli fears
(National News ~ 07/01/16)
WASHINGTON -- In a warning that's sure to disappoint many who enjoy sneaking a taste of cookie dough, federal regulators said this week people should not eat raw dough or batter of any kind because of an ongoing outbreak of illnesses related to a strain of E. coli bacteria found in some recalled flour...
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Navy probe: U.S. sailors were ill-prepared for Iran encounter
(National News ~ 07/01/16)
WASHINGTON -- The 10 U.S. sailors captured and humiliated by Iran after mistakenly steering their boats into Iranian waters in January were beset not just by poor judgment and faulty equipment. They also showed a remarkable lack of curiosity about potential dangers in one of the world's more dangerous waterways, according to an in-depth Navy investigation...
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Wildlife officials hunt for bear that killed mountain biker
(National News ~ 07/01/16)
HELENA, Mont. -- Wildlife officials set traps, installed wilderness cameras and scouted the woods by helicopter Thursday for the bear that attacked and killed a U.S. Forest Service employee as he rode a mountain bike along a trail outside Glacier National Park...
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Journey to Jupiter: NASA spacecraft nears planet rendezvous
(National News ~ 07/01/16)
LOS ANGELES -- Jupiter takes center stage with the arrival next week of a NASA spacecraft built to peek through its thick, swirling clouds and map the planet from the inside out. The solar-powered Juno spacecraft is on the final leg of a five-year, 1.8 billion-mile voyage to the biggest planet in the solar system...
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Out of the past: July 1
(Out of the Past ~ 07/01/16)
Authorities are investigating the cause of Saturday night's fire that destroyed the chemical-processing facilities of Industrial Fuels and Resources Inc. in the Scott City Industrial Park; the fire destroyed two of the buildings in the company's complex...
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Glenda Phillips
(Obituary ~ 07/01/16)
Glenda Kay Phillips, 49, of Jackson died Wednesday, June 22, 2016, at her home. She was born Nov. 14, 1966, in Cape Girardeau to Gene and Geneva Laverne Walter Bostic. She is survived by a daughter, Kelly Simpson of Jackson; her mother, Geneva Phillips of Cape Girardeau; seven brothers, Kenneth Kile of Jackson, Eddie Phillips of Florida, Rodney Phillips of Kansas City, Missouri, Leo Whorton of Las Vegas, Dale and Farrell Bostic, both of Bloomfield, Missouri, and Darrell Bostic of Marble Hill, Missouri; a sister, Gayla Brookman of Virginia; and five grandchildren.. ...
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Billy Holmes
(Obituary ~ 07/01/16)
Billy Joe Holmes, 75, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, June 29, 2016, at Southeast Hospital. He was born Sept. 30, 1940, in Cairo, Illinois, to Harry and Ella Mae Jackson Holmes. He and Mary K. Deaton were married Jan. 1, 1977, at Cairo. He worked as a security guard for the Arizona Department of Corrections for 20 years and was a jailer for the Cape Girardeau Police Department. He retired from the maintenance department at Wal-Mart after 10 years...
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Mary Dohogne
(Obituary ~ 07/01/16)
Mary Belle Dohogne, 91, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, June 28, 2016, at Chateau Girardeau. She was born Aug. 10, 1924, in Cape Girardeau to Andrew William and Frances Odelia Kreitler Roth. She and Silas Dohogne were married Feb. 23, 1946, at St. Mary's Cathedral in Cape Girardeau. He preceded her in death...
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Wilma Campbell
(Obituary ~ 07/01/16)
Wilma Lucille Campbell, 71, of Scott City died Wednesday, June 29, 2016, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Nov. 9, 1944, in Sikeston, Missouri, to Clifford Harvey and Delsie Irene Lambert Campbell. Wilma was a bookkeeper for Orthopaedic Associates. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Scott City, Scott City Women's Club and a former member of the Scott City Board of Education and Scott City Park Board...
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Norman Braasch
(Obituary ~ 07/01/16)
Dr. Norman L. Braasch, 87, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, June 30, 2016, at Southeast Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Edward Bender
(Obituary ~ 07/01/16)
Edward Martin Bender, 97, of Cape Girardeau went to his eternal home Thursday, June 30, 2016, at the Missouri Veterans Home. He was born July 2, 1918, in Cape Girardeau to Martin G. and Elinor Wilder Bender. Ed and Kathryn Stiegemeyer were married June 23, 1951...
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Cape Girardeau police report 7/1/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/01/16)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Quentin A. Hopper, 18, of Jackson was arrested at Christine and Bloomfield streets on a Jackson warrant for failure to appear for a traffic violation...
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Births 7/1/16
(Births ~ 07/01/16)
Daughter to Andrew Scott and Kelsey Pauline Dockins of Jackson, Southeast Hospital, 12:24 p.m. Monday, June 6, 2016. Name, Aubrey Joy. Weight, 9 pounds, 4 ounces. Third child, second daughter. Mrs. Dockins is the former Kelsey Castulik, daughter of Melody and Marvin Eldridge of Grassy, Missouri, and Jody Wilfong of Marble Hill, Missouri. ...
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#SemoSelfie 7/1/16
(Entertainment ~ 07/01/16)
Gotta love it when three generations come together! #familylove #semoselfie
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Live music, motorcycles to highlight annual Great River Freedom Rally
(Entertainment ~ 07/01/16)
The rumble of motorcycles will invade the region this weekend as the third annual Great River Freedom Rally takes place at Lawless Harley-Davidson in Scott City and in downtown Cape Girardeau. From today to Sunday, both locations will be the theater of a massive motorcycle gathering and plenty of other entertainment...
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Suspect pleads not guilty in deaths of relatives
(State News ~ 07/01/16)
PLATTE CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri man accused of killing four of his relatives has pleaded not guilty to charges in the case. Grayden Denham was arraigned Thursday on four counts of first-degree murder and eight other charges in the February shooting deaths of his grandparents, his sister and her infant son. ...
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Company tries again to build power line in Missouri
(State News ~ 07/01/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Houston-based company on Thursday reapplied to build a power line across Missouri for a multistate wind-energy project despite an earlier rejection by state regulators. Clean Line Energy Partners said since the Missouri Public Service Commission denied its request last year, it has changed plans to address landowner concerns and has built a case for why the Grain Belt Express is needed...
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Missouri won't halt Planned Parenthood funding immediately
(State News ~ 07/01/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Planned Parenthood facilities in Missouri will continue to receive government funding for women's-health services for a while, despite a new budget provision attempting to stop it. Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon said Thursday state officials eventually will implement the budget's ban on Medicaid money going to organizations that provide abortions. But the prohibition won't start when the budget takes effect today, as Republican lawmakers had intended...
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Illinois lawmakers, governor OK stopgap spending deal
(State News ~ 07/01/16)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois lawmakers approved a partial spending plan Thursday that would ensure schools stay open another year and give colleges and human-service programs funding for six months -- a rare bipartisan accomplishment, but one that won't end the yearlong gridlock on a full budget...
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Fourth of July 2016 events
(Entertainment ~ 07/01/16)
A special train ride will be held in celebration of Independence Day from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at the St. Louis Iron Mountain & Southern Railway, 252 E. Jackson Blvd. in Jackson. The train ride will include special musical entertainment and activities, with a tribute to the United States and a USA trivia challenge. For more information, call (573) 243-1688...
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Best Bet: July Riverfront Yoga to start Saturday
(Entertainment ~ 07/01/16)
The first session of Riverfront Yoga will run from 8 to 9 a.m. Saturday at Cape Girardeau Riverfront Park, near the flood gate at the intersection of Broadway and Water Street. No experience is required, but attendees are encouraged to bring a yoga mat, towel and water. Mats will be provided if needed. Each class will cost $3.50 and will run on all subsequent Saturdays in July. For more information, visit cityofcape.org/fitness or call (573) 339-6604...
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First Friday receptions 7/1/16
(Entertainment ~ 07/01/16)
Embrace the sound of a live marimba performance by Southeast Missouri State University faculty member Chris Wilson. The Arts Council also will host "Subliminal: Hidden Message," a national juried exhibition presented by The Bank of Missouri. It will feature a variety of media, including painting, digital art, printmaking and sculpture. ...
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Prayer 7/1/16
(Prayer ~ 07/01/16)
O Lord Jesus, our Savior, worthy are you of all our praise. Amen.
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River City Players new production, 'Exit Laughing' tries to bring out humor in death
(Entertainment ~ 07/01/16)
While laughing about death may seem wrong, the topic is approached with such levity in the River City Players' new show, audience members won't be able to resist laughing. The premiere of its summer comedy, "Exit Laughing," will be Thursday at Port Cape Girardeau in downtown Cape Girardeau. The show runs through July 9...
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New Southeast Missouri State AD Barke turns his attention to hiring a coach to replace Bieser
(College Sports ~ 07/01/16)
When Brady Barke was introduced as Southeast Missouri State's athletics director June 7, he alluded to Redhawk coaches becoming so successful that major universities would seek them out. Coaches moving on to bigger and better things would be a sign that the department and its programs were "doing something right."...
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