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Capahas deliver memorable win for longtime manager Jess Bolen's final home game
(Community Sports ~ 07/27/16)
If they had lost, they would have said the night was never about the game. But they made sure no excuses were necessary. On a Tuesday evening when Jess Bolen was managing his final game at Capaha Field for the Burger King Capahas -- a night highlighted by ceremony and remembrance of Bolen's illustrious 50-year career -- the Caps erased a four-run deficit, rallying for four runs in the ninth and getting a two-run walk-off hit from Kyle James to send Bolen off a winner, 7-6, over the St. ...
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Longtime Capahas manager Jess Bolen's final home game filled with fitting moments
(Community Sports ~ 07/27/16)
First came the nervy, weather-induced dance unique to baseball, as first pitch approached and rain clouds loomed overhead. Then came the foul ball of the arm, leaving a nasty gash on the bicep of Capahas manager Jess Bolen. Maybe it was the baseball gods' way of making sure that if Bolen was going out, he was going to have to deal with baseball at its fullest...
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Clinton wins historic nomination, boost from Bill
(National News ~ 07/27/16)
PHILADELPHIA -- Taking on the role of devoted political spouse, former president Bill Clinton declared his wife Hillary Clinton an impassioned "change-maker" as he served as character witness the night she became the first woman nominated for president...
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Soggy start: Storms dampen start of Jackson Homecomers
(Local News ~ 07/27/16)
Thunderstorms shuttered the 108th annual Jackson Homecomers carnival rides and live music Tuesday evening, but plenty of people headed to uptown Jackson anyway to enjoy the annual celebration's other draws. "The ice cream and the grilled cheese," said Jackson resident Heath Cashion, with ice cream in one hand and a grilled-cheese sandwich in the other...
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Heat-related death reminds employers to be cautious with workers
(Local News ~ 07/27/16)
A landscaper from Dexter, Missouri, recently died of heat exposure during tree-trimming operations near Poplar Bluff, Missouri. According to a news release from the U.S. Department of Labor, the 23-year-old man had a core temperature of 108 degrees after working a full day Friday. He started his shift about 7 a.m. At 4:30 p.m., he became overheated, when the heat index reached about 110 degrees. The man died the next day...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 07/27/16)
Today in History Today is Wednesday, July 27, the 209th day of 2016. There are 157 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 27, 1996, terror struck the Atlanta Olympics as a pipe bomb exploded at Centennial Olympic Park, directly killing one person and injuring 111. (Anti-government extremist Eric Rudolph later pleaded guilty to the bombing, exonerating security guard Richard Jewell, who had been wrongly suspected.)...
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Brexit and the United States
(Column ~ 07/27/16)
As the political season heats up, we are beginning to learn the extent to which the progressive left will stoop to get their way. A massive batch of hacked emails from the Democratic National Committee this week revealed an extensive, sophisticated and highly-orchestrated plot to undo the growing success of rogue candidate Bernie Sanders in favor of their anointed hopeful Hillary Clinton...
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Turkish opposition warns government about witch hunt
(International News ~ 07/27/16)
ANKARA, Turkey -- Turkey's polarized factions should learn from their mistakes and overcome their antagonism, the main opposition leader said Tuesday, His remarks reflected fragile efforts to reconcile in a shaken country where the opposition for years has accused President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of authoritarianism...
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Letter foretold Japan rampage that killed 19 disabled people
(International News ~ 07/27/16)
SAGAMIHARA, Japan -- A young Japanese man went on a stabbing rampage Tuesday at a facility for the mentally disabled where he had been fired, officials said, killing 19 people months after he gave a letter to Parliament outlining the bloody plan and saying all disabled people should be put to death...
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Violence at club signals changing city in southwest Florida
(National News ~ 07/27/16)
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- A couple of doors down from Club Blu, where a young man and a 14-year-old boy were killed while attending a teen party, shop owner Idis Edouard hoisted a rod above his head to move a girl's blue dress aside gently. "The bullet was there," he said, pointing to a spot on the ceiling. "And there. It shattered that window."...
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Homes on edge of the wilderness complicate wildfire efforts
(National News ~ 07/27/16)
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. -- When Pat Telleria saw the wind-driven flames sweeping across the grass foothills toward his dream home, he picked up the phone. In the middle of the night, he called 911. "'I'm next. It's coming right at me!'" he told dispatchers. "And they said, 'You're out of luck. All the resources are allocated.'"...
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Last charges dropped in case over Planned Parenthood videos
(National News ~ 07/27/16)
HOUSTON -- Texas prosecutors on Tuesday dropped the last remaining charges against two California anti- abortion activists who made undercover videos of themselves trying to buy fetal tissue from Planned Parenthood. Prosecutors agreed with the defense's argument the grand jury exceeded its authority by investigating the activists after clearing Planned Parenthood of wrongdoing...
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Recent deaths of kids in hot cars prompt pleas to parents
(National News ~ 07/27/16)
DALLAS -- The deaths of four children in hot cars in recent days have brought the number across the U.S. this year to at least 23, nearly matching the total for all of last year. It prompted experts to plead for vigilance and warn parents it can happen to anyone...
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IS group claims attack that killed 85-year-old French priest
(International News ~ 07/27/16)
SAINT-ETIENNE-DU-ROUVRAY, France -- The Islamic State group crossed a new threshold Tuesday in its war against the West as two of its followers targeted a church in Normandy, slitting the throat of a priest celebrating Mass and using hostages as human shields before being shot by police...
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Cards put reliever Rosenthal on DL with inflamed shoulder
(Professional Sports ~ 07/27/16)
NEW YORK -- The St. Louis Cardinals put reliever Trevor Rosenthal on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday because of inflammation in his right shoulder. Manager Mike Matheny said Rosenthal recently mentioned he wanted to get checked for a possible problem. The former closer is undergoing tests that might show why he suddenly became so ineffective...
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Cards, Mets split doubleheader
(Professional Sports ~ 07/27/16)
NEW YORK -- Bartolo Colon pitched three-hit ball for seven sharp innings and the New York Mets overcame another home run by Jedd Gyorko to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1 Tuesday night for a doubleheader split. Gyorko homered in both ends and has connected seven times in nine games. His two-run shot helped St. Louis win the opener 3-2...
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Notre Dame's Lilly Edwards helps USA Youth team to fourth-place finish in national volleyball tourney
(High School Sports ~ 07/27/16)
Notre Dame rising sophomore Lilly Edwards participated in the USA Volleyball High Performance Championships last week in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, helping her team to a fourth-place finish in the national tournament. As a member of the USA Youth Continental White team, Edwards and her teammates won its first five pool play games to qualify for the championship bracket, where it fell in the semifinals and ultimately finished fourth out of 16 teams from across the country in the five-day tournament.. ...
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Out of the past: July 27
(Out of the Past ~ 07/27/16)
Southeast Missouri Hospital announces construction of a 105,000-square-foot clinical services building, the major component of a $30 million expansion project; the three-phase project will be carried out over the next five years. PADUCAH, Ky. -- At its annual retreat being held in Paducah this weekend, the Cape Girardeau Board of Education makes a commitment to improving education for its youngsters by building a new middle school; the board will ask voters to approve a bond issue to finance the new building.. ...
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Three Rivers College softball team to host tryouts for recent graduates
(Community Sports ~ 07/27/16)
The Three Rivers College fastpitch softball team will hold an open tryout at 10 a.m. Saturday on Rains Field at Three Rivers for all players who graduated from high school this past year. Players must bring their own equipment, and the tryout is free...
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Wilma Swanigan
(Obituary ~ 07/27/16)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Wilma T. Cornelious-Swanigan, 61, of Mounds died Thursday, July 21, 2016, at her home. Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Massie Funeral Home in Mounds.
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Jeffrey Mayfield
(Obituary ~ 07/27/16)
PATTON, Mo. -- Jeffrey Lynn Mayfield, 58, of Patton passed away Monday, July 25, 2016, at Southeast Hospital. He was born June 12, 1958, in Cape Girardeau, the son of Jerry and Lois Rhodes Mayfield. Jeffrey was a member of Little Whitewater Baptist Church and attended church at Shawnee Hill Baptist Church...
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Terrance Lane
(Obituary ~ 07/27/16)
Terrance Ladell Lane, 41, departed this life to glory Friday, July 22, 2016, in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 24, 1975, in Dexter, Missouri, to Sanfort (Joseph) Moore and Jesse Smith. He was third oldest of eight children, six brothers and two sisters...
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Betty Curry
(Obituary ~ 07/27/16)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Betty Ann Curry, 63, of Cairo died Saturday, July 23, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. A viewing will be from noon to 1 p.m. Saturday at Massie Funeral Home in Mounds, Illinois. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Interment will be private...
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Virginia Crawford
(Obituary ~ 07/27/16)
Virginia R. Crawford, 91, of Jackson died Tuesday, July 26, 2016, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. A graveside funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Cape County Memorial Park in Cape Girardeau. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Jackson police report 7/27/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/27/16)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Summons n Leanna R. Otte, 22, of Perryville, Missouri, was issued a summons for failure to register a motor vehicle. Burglary n Attempted burglary was reported in the 1100 block of Lakewood Drive...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 7/27/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/27/16)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Monday: n Medical assists were made at 5:39 a.m. on Albert Street; 10:27 a.m. on Bessie Street; 10:56 a.m. on South Benton Street; 11:33 a.m. on South Mount Auburn Road; 1:05 p.m. on Brenda Kay Court; 3:40 p.m. on William Street; 5:31 p.m. on Linden Street; and 7:49 p.m. on South Middle Street...
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Cape Girardeau police report 7/27/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/27/16)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrest n Bryan D. McDowell, 35, 368 Country Club Drive, was arrested at Bertling Street and Price Drive on a Pinellas County, Florida, warrant for failure to appear for obstructing the extinguishing of a fire...
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Birth 7/27/16
(Births ~ 07/27/16)
Son to Brent Jordan and Brittany Danielle McGuire of Festus, Missouri, Mercy Jefferson Hospital in Festus, 1 p.m. Thursday, July 7, 2016. Name, Cooper Jay. Weight, 8 pounds, 12 ounces. First child. Mrs. McGuire is the former Brittany Dohogne, daughter of Mark and Shelly Dohogne of Scott City. She is a registered nurse at Supplemental Healthcare. McGuire is the son of Jay and Theresa McGuire of Jackson. He is a Farmers Insurance agent...
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Up there: Netherlands, Latvia lead world for people's height
(National News ~ 07/27/16)
NEW YORK -- If you want to see a tall population of men, go to the Netherlands. Tall women? Latvia. And in the United States, which lags behind dozens of other countries in height, the average for adults stopped increasing about 20 years ago. That's the word from researchers who analyzed a century's worth of height data from 200 countries. Results were released Monday in the journal eLife...
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Severe birth defects not as lethal as docs once said: Study
(National News ~ 07/27/16)
CHICAGO -- Parents of newborns with rare genetic conditions used to hear the grim words the severe birth defects were "incompatible with life." Support groups and social media showing the exceptions have changed the landscape. So has mounting research suggesting not all such babies are doomed to die...
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As iPhone sale sag, Apple touts apps and services instead
(National News ~ 07/27/16)
SAN FRANCISCO -- You can expect to hear a lot more from Apple about the virtues of mobile apps and online services in coming months. And for good reason: They're just about the only part of Apple's business that's growing right now. Apps and services always have been key to the appeal of Apple products. ...
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Atheists sue Missouri officials over Baptist convention
(State News ~ 07/27/16)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A group of atheists has sued Kansas City, Missouri, officials over the planned use of $65,000 in tourism tax dollars to aid an upcoming Baptist convention. The Kansas City Star reported American Atheists Inc. and two Kansas City members filed the lawsuit Friday against Kansas City Mayor Sly James, city manager Troy Schulte, the city council and the municipal government...
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Replica slave cabin raises questions in Missouri community
(State News ~ 07/27/16)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- An 85-year-old white widow's opening of a replica slave cabin to attract people to her Missouri black history library is drawing the ire of an activist who considers the site an "in-your-face reminder" about slavery. Schools aren't making plans to visit, and civic clubs don't want to hear presentations from Marge Harlan, a retired psychologist and school teacher who used about $175,000 of her own money to build and furnish the library in west-central Missouri's Sedalia in hopes of salving race relations, The Kansas City Star reported.. ...
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St. Louis police add ice cream truck as outreach tool
(State News ~ 07/27/16)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis police will have a question to ask as they take their new truck into neighborhoods: One scoop or two? Police chief Sam Dotson calls it "Operation Polar Cops," a truck that will give away ice-cream treats at various events at parks, community centers and schools, part of an effort to improve community relations. ...
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Wrecks close I-55 south of Cape for more than an hour
(Local News ~ 07/27/16)
The Missouri Department of Transportation closed southbound Interstate 55 south of Scott City for at least an hour because of four car collisions.
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Two Perryville Republicans compete for 145th District seat
(Local News ~ 07/27/16)
Two Perryville, Missouri, Republicans vying for the 145th state representative position agree the state needs to provide more funding for public school districts. Rick Francis and Chad Unterreiner said they want to stop wasteful spending in state government and fully fund the school-funding formula...
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Burglary of trailer leaves its residents homeless
(Local News ~ 07/27/16)
During the burglary of a trailer, its wiring was pulled out, the furnace was torn apart and paneling was pulled off the walls, rendering the home unlivable, said one of its residents. “It was in complete disarray,” Heather Dieffenbach of Cape Girardeau said. “It was indescribable. I had to sit down and cry.” ...
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Cape County commissioner faces challenger over road, courthouse issues
(Local News ~ 07/27/16)
Cape Girardeau County District 1 Associate Commissioner Paul Koeper faces a challenge in the Republican Party primary Tuesday from challenger Shawn Peetz, who has pushed to improve county roads. The winner will be assured of election, as he will be unopposed in the general election in November...
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Scott City lawyer attends Democratic convention
(Local News ~ 07/27/16)
It isn’t every day an ordinary citizen gets to sit just a few feet from a top presidential contender, but Rebecca Reed isn’t all that ordinary. Reed, a lawyer at the law firm of Siebert & Reed in Scott City, is attending the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia as a pledged Hillary Clinton delegate and has been brushing elbows with political luminaries from all over the country...
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Paving work to reduce U.S. 61 ramp to I-55
(Local News ~ 07/27/16)
Paving work to reduce U.S. 61 ramp to I-55 The U.S. 61 ramp to Interstate 55 South in Cape Girardeau County will be reduced to one lane as contractor crews perform pavement repairs. The repairs will take place from 6:30 p.m. to 6 a.m. from Aug. 8 through 15, with the work being done from 6:30 p.m. to 6 a.m. daily, according to a Missouri Department of Transportation news release...
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Broadway giant James 'Jimmy' Nederlander dies at 94
(Entertainment ~ 07/27/16)
NEW YORK -- James M. Nederlander, who took over the fledgling Nederlander Organization from his father and built it into one of the largest producers of live entertainment and a dominant national theater chain that includes nine Broadway houses, has died. He was 94...
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Vote for Cat in the Hat
(National News ~ 07/27/16)
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- Voters who think presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton fall flat can choose the Cat in the Hat. The Cat announced his candidacy Tuesday in Springfield, outside the childhood home of Dr. Seuss. The Cat's platform includes working with the Lorax on the environment and working with Sam I Am to address hunger. The event served as a launch for a new Random House book, "One Vote, Two Votes, I Vote, You Vote."...
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Prayer 7/27/16
(Prayer ~ 07/27/16)
O Lord, you have blessed us beyond compare. You are God alone. Amen.
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Downtown: Exciting times ahead with foundation built over time
(Editorial ~ 07/27/16)
The announcement that came a couple of weeks ago was just the latest: Five new tenants will be moving into the Marquette Tech district, a key aspect of a major redevelopment of the Marquette Tower and the H-H building on Broadway in downtown Cape Girardeau. They include two health-tech businesses (tenants of Codify), the CVB and the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce; and Creative Edge, a video production company...
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SOTO Property Solutions Brings on an Experienced Licensed Real Estate Agent
(Submitted Story ~ 07/27/16)
SOTO Property Solutions would like to announce that Richard E. (Dick) Elefson has recently joined SOTO Property Solutions as a licensed REALTOR...
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Bollinger County Commissioner, District 1: James Null
(Submitted Story ~ 07/27/16)
Name james null Age 38 Place of birth cape girerdeau Danielle null james Thomas null luke Daniel null woodland r4 1995 graduate Occupation small buisness owner/farmer Employer null enterprise llc. null enterprise llc null farms Bollinger county commissioner district 1 2012-2016...
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Bollinger County Commissioner, District 1: Roger VanGennip
(Submitted Story ~ 07/27/16)
Name Roger VanGennip Age 49 Place of birth Cape Girardeau Missouri Spouse-Betsy VanGennip 4 Daughters 2 grown daughters-Torie VanGennip Johnson (age 23) & Lorie VanGennip Beal (age 21) 2 daughters still at home-Lacie VanGennip (age 16) & Tracie VanGennip (age 13)...
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World War II veterans meet at Cape Girardeau Public Library
(Submitted Story ~ 07/27/16)
The eighth session of area World War II veterans was held in July, sharing memories of their war-time experiences at the Cape Girardeau Public Library. Dr. Frank Nickell, retired history professor, questioned each participant with Brenda Schloss, graduate assistant, filming as we went along. ...
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Cape Girardeau County Sheriff: Dave Diveley
(Submitted Story ~ 07/27/16)
Name Dave Diveley Age 56 Place of birth St. Louis Wife: Tammy, 34 years Children: Kyle (31), Colleen (29), James (23) Associate Degree from Jefferson Junior College Bachelor's Degree from Lincoln University Occupation Retired; ATF Special Agent from 1988-2015...
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Scott County Sheriff: Ron Merideth
(Submitted Story ~ 07/27/16)
Name Ron Merideth Age 48 Place of birth Sikeston, Missouri My wifeÂ’s name is Jacquelyn, we have been married 10 years and have a blended family of 2 girls and 2 boys Graduated in 1986 from Sikeston High School Graduated in 1989 from Southeast Missouri Law Enforcement Academy...
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Gary Garner
(Obituary ~ 07/27/16)
Gary W. Garner, 65, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, July 9, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born July 29, 1950, in Cape Girardeau to Robert Charles "R.C." and Naomi Day Garner. He and Peggy Bollinger were married Oct. 24, 2003, in Gatlinburg, Tennessee...
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