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Southeast Missouri State women's soccer team's seven Wisconsin natives relish opportunity to play in home state
(College Sports ~ 08/25/16)
This weekend is bound to be a memorable experience for a group of players on the Southeast Missouri State women's soccer team, which begins a two-game road trip today in Wisconsin, a state that seven of the team's players call home. In particular, Southeast's three seniors -- Kaitlin Kuznacic, Natasha Minor and Angie Mann -- will get the chance to play in their native state for the first time in their collegiate careers...
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Notre Dame softball team passes test in win over Chaffee
(High School Sports ~ 08/25/16)
When the Notre Dame and Chaffee softball teams put each other on the schedule, it was to provide a stiff test. In many ways, both teams got that on Wednesday. In an early-season battle of 2015 final-four squads, it was the bigger school that prevailed, with the Class 3 Bulldogs pushing through to an 8-4 victory over the Class 1 Red Devils at Notre Dame High School...
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Natasha Minor's golden goal sends Southeast Missouri State women's soccer team past Wisconsin-Green Bay
(College Sports ~ 08/25/16)
Senior Natasha Minor scored an unassisted golden goal in overtime to send the Southeast Missouri State women's soccer team past Wisconsin-Green Bay on Thursday night in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Minor, who hails from the Green Bay area, connected on her only shot attempt of the game...
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Notre Dame volleyball drops tight season opener to Farmington in three sets
(High School Sports ~ 08/25/16)
The Notre Dame volleyball team has opened up its season against Farmington for the last decade plus, so the Bulldogs knew what they were getting into. On a Thursday night when rally points dominated the proceedings and service runs were few and far between, the visiting Knights edged out Notre Dame in three sets, 25-21, 22-25, 25-15...
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Habitat for Humanity continues Jackson home project, begins 2 in Cape
(Local News ~ 08/25/16)
As the Cape Area Habitat for Humanity's home project in Jackson takes shape, two more have begun in Cape Girardeau. Construction on a 1,100-square-foot residence at 828 James St. has been slow, Cape Area Habitat for Humanity executive director Al Stoverink said Wednesday, but is still on schedule...
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Another section of Broadway to close for the latest of downtown projects
(Local News ~ 08/25/16)
Drivers who regularly travel on Broadway to get to and from downtown Cape Girardeau should expect to take a slightly different route for a while. The city of Cape Girardeau announced Wednesday that Broadway will be closed between Lorimier and Fountain streets for the next two weeks to accommodate work on the exterior of the Marquette Tower...
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City, Southeast break ground on Capaha Field upgrades
(Local News ~ 08/25/16)
Officials with the city of Cape Girardeau and Southeast Missouri State University broke ground Wednesday on a project that will make major improvements to Capaha Field. Planned renovations include replacing the natural-grass outfield and dirt infield with synthetic turf, installing a larger scoreboard that will have a video screen, and building a new wooden outfield fence...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 08/25/16)
Today in History Today is Thursday, Aug. 25, the 238th day of 2016. There are 128 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Aug. 25, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed an act establishing the National Park Service within the Department of the Interior...
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A look back at the 1968 Democratic Convention
(Column ~ 08/25/16)
On August 28, 1968, the Vietnam War came home to the United States. Tens of thousands of anti-war demonstrators descended on the Democratic National Convention.
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Artist shows strength during tough times
(Editorial ~ 08/25/16)
If anything could sap the life out of a person, it would be losing his life's work -- the thing he poured his heart and soul into. And if anything could inspire him to get back to it again, it would be that same life's work.
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In translation
(Community ~ 08/25/16)
Four area students recently were awarded scholarships by the Cultural Exchange Network (CENET) to attend summer language study camps in Bemidji, Minnesota. Maggie Shelton, 17, a senior at Jackson High School, attended Arabic- language camp for four weeks in July and August...
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Hooked on Science: Salty egg
(Community ~ 08/25/16)
n Two clear plastic cups n Water n Salt n Two uncooked eggs n STEP 1: Fill one of the clear plastic cups halfway with water. Describe the water using its observable properties. n STEP 2: Place an uncooked egg into the water. Does the egg sink or float?...
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Scores sagging for high-school grads taking ACT
(Community ~ 08/25/16)
WASHINGTON -- Nearly two-thirds of this year's high school graduates took the ACT college-entrance exam, and their scores suggest many remain unprepared for the rigors of college-level coursework. The testing company said Wednesday only 38 percent of graduating seniors who took the exam hit the college-prepared benchmark in at least three of the four core subjects tested -- reading, English, math and science -- down from 40 percent last year. ...
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Burned firefighter feels normal again after face transplant
(National News ~ 08/25/16)
NEW YORK -- A Mississippi firefighter who received the world's most extensive face transplant after a burning building collapsed on him said Wednesday he feels like "a normal guy" for the first time in 15 years. Patrick Hardison, 42, said he can eat, see, hear and breathe normally, thanks to last year's surgery. He has a full head of hair and hits the gym twice a week...
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Out of the past: Aug. 25
(Out of the Past ~ 08/25/16)
Elroy Heimsoth is installed as lay minister of music and parish ministries during the morning worship service at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson; he comes here from Poplar Bluff, Missouri. The Rev. Patricia Williams of Cape Girardeau has agreed to serve as interim priest at Christ Episcopal Church, while the church vestry considers the selection of a new rector; Williams was ordained last November and has been serving at the Church of the Advent in Crestwood, Missouri, in addition to functioning as an assistant to the diocesan deputy.. ...
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Walter Sieberg Jr.
(Obituary ~ 08/25/16)
Walter T. "Tom" Sieberg Jr., 66, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016, at Poplar Bluff (Missouri) Regional Medical Center, after a brief illness. Tom was born Oct. 25, 1949, to Lillian Mae and Walter T. Sieberg Sr. in Cape Girardeau. He was a member of Grace United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau...
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Catana Regnier
(Obituary ~ 08/25/16)
Catana K. Regnier of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016, at Southeast Hospital. A memorial service will be at a later date. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Emanuel Posey
(Obituary ~ 08/25/16)
MOUND CITY, Ill. -- Emanuel Jerome Posey, 62, of Mound City died Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m. Saturday at Zion Traveler Missionary Baptist Church in Mound City. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the church. Interment will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Green Lawn Memorial Garden in Villa Ridge, Illinois...
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Betty Elfrink
(Obituary ~ 08/25/16)
Elizabeth Joann "Betty" Elfrink, 71, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016, at Monticello House. She was born Sept. 22, 1944, in Cape Girardeau, the daughter of Bernard J. and Johanna M. Holzum Broshuis. She and Michael A. Elfrink were married May 8, 1965, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Jackson...
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Mary Louise Dohogne
(Obituary ~ 08/25/16)
ORAN, Mo. -- Mary Louise Dohogne, 84, of Oran passed away Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born Feb. 3, 1932, in Oran to the late John Lloyd and Alma Trost McBride. She married Jim Dohogne on Feb. 15, 1958, and he survives of the home...
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Richard Boss
(Obituary ~ 08/25/16)
Richard Boss, 70, of Whitewater passed away Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016, at Chaffee Nursing Center. He was born July 27, 1946, in Cape Girardeau to the late William Lee and Jewell Gray Boss. He married LaDonna Urhahn on June 30, 1979, and she survives of the home...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 8/25/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/25/16)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Tuesday: n Medical assists at 12:45 a.m. on Louis Street; 1:21 a.m. on Bellevue Street; 6:44 a.m. on North Henderson Avenue; 7:11 a.m. on Wayne Street; 7:36 a.m. on North Lake Drive; 10:35 a.m. on Pebble Lane; 10:50 a.m. on South Mount Auburn Road; 11:54 a.m. on William Street; 2:11 p.m. on Woodland Drive; 6:09 p.m. on Cape West Parkway; 10:14 p.m. on North Pind Wood Lane; and 10:23 p.m. on Campster Drive...
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Cape Girardeau police report 8/25/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/25/16)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n Andrea R. Kieninger, 35, 2505 Singing Hills Drive, was arrested at Lexington Avenue and Cape Lacroix Road on suspicion of failure to drive within a single lane and driving while intoxicated...
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Births 8/24/16
(Births ~ 08/25/16)
Daughter to Kevin David and Sondra Shawnnanne Rhodes of Delta, Saint Francis Medical Center, 10:06 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016. Name, Leighanna Marie. Weight, 6 pounds, 11 ounces. Fifth child, second daughter. Mrs. Rhodes is the former Sondra Hendershott, daughter of Ricky and Ann Hendershott of Marble Hill, Missouri, and June Hendershott of Marble Hill...
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Scientists find Earth-like planet at star next door
(National News ~ 08/25/16)
WASHINGTON -- After scanning the vast reaches of the cosmos for Earth-like planets where life might exist, astronomers have found one right next door. A planet that's rocky like Earth and only slightly bigger has been discovered orbiting Proxima Centauri, the nearest star to our solar system, scientists reported Wednesday. It probably is in the not-too-hot, not-too-cold Goldilocks Zone where liquid water -- a key to life -- is possible, if the planet has an atmosphere...
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Second police major sues St. Louis department
(State News ~ 08/25/16)
ST. LOUIS -- For the second time in a month, a St. Louis police major passed over for promotion is suing the police department, alleging bias in the process. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Maj. Rochelle Jones filed suit Tuesday. She had sought a promotion to lieutenant colonel, a promotion that instead went to another major who is African-American...
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Missouri man releases book on airborne law enforcement
(State News ~ 08/25/16)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Once, while riding with a member of the Kansas City Police Department, Donald Bachali spotted a suspected burglar ducking into a shed to evade police. From 500 feet in the air, he knew no one left the shed, even when police couldn't find the suspect upon initial inspection...
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Prosecutor wants photos of Michael Brown's body restricted
(State News ~ 08/25/16)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Attorneys for the police force and prosecutor that oversaw the investigation of Michael Brown's 2014 death in Ferguson asked a federal judge to consider blocking the release of "grisly" photographs of the black 18-year-old's body to his family's attorneys, worried they could prompt violence if leaked...
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Soldier who killed 5 Dallas cops showed PTSD symptoms
(National News ~ 08/25/16)
The Army reservist who shot and killed five Dallas police officers last month showed symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder after returning home from Afghanistan in 2014 and sought treatment for anxiety, depression and hallucinations, according to newly released documents from the Veterans Health Administration...
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Powerful earthquake shakes central Myanmar
(International News ~ 08/25/16)
YANGON, Myanmar -- A powerful earthquake Wednesday shook Myanmar, killing at least four people and damaging nearly 100 ancient Buddhist pagodas in the former capital of Bagan, a major tourist site, officials said. The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude-6.8 quake was centered about 15 miles west of Chauk, a town south of Bagan. It was fairly far below the Earth's surface at a depth of about 52 miles, it said. Deep earthquakes generally cause less surface damage...
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Harry Belafonte hoping to lead a change with new festival
(Entertainment ~ 08/25/16)
NEW YORK -- Harry Belafonte feels America has lost its moral compass, and culture can help gain it back. The longtime activist and entertainer hopes to lead a change with his "Many Rivers to Cross" festival, a racial and social-justice event including performers and speakers such as John Legend, Chris Rock, Common and Jesse Williams. The festival, debuting Oct. 1 and 2, is an extension of his social-justice organization Sankofa.org, that Belafonte established in 2013...
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Italy earthquake kills at least 159, reduces towns to rubble
(International News ~ 08/25/16)
AMATRICE, Italy -- Rescue crews using bulldozers and their bare hands raced to dig out survivors from a strong earthquake that reduced three central Italian towns to rubble Wednesday. The death toll stood at 159, but the number of dead and missing was uncertain because of the thousands of vacationers in the area for summer's final days...
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Fire damages rural Missouri school building
(State News ~ 08/25/16)
FREDERICKTOWN, Mo. -- The Missouri state fire marshal is being asked to investigate a fire that badly damaged a Southeast Missouri school. No children were in the private Faith Foundation school when the fire broke out around 6 a.m. Wednesday in rural Madison County, near Fredericktown...
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Prosecutor highlights past complaints at coach's sentencing
(State News ~ 08/25/16)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A prosecutor alleges a former high-school basketball coach who's pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a teenager in the 1990s was allowed to continue teaching despite multiple complaints of inappropriate behavior. Ronnie White's past conduct was discussed as he was sentenced Monday to seven years in prison, the Springfield News-Leader reported. ...
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After 147 years, nuns end affiliation with nursing home
(State News ~ 08/25/16)
ST. LOUIS -- After operating a nursing home facility in St. Louis for 147 years, the Little Sisters of the Poor is ending its affiliation. A spokesman for the St. Louis Archdiocese said Wednesday the order no longer has enough nuns to staff the residence on the city's north side, though the nuns are hopeful the nursing home will continue to operate under new ownership...
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Group wants tougher penalties for pedestrian accidents
(State News ~ 08/25/16)
CLAYTON, Mo. -- An organization that advocates for walkers and bicyclists in the St. Louis region is pushing for stiffer penalties for drivers who strike pedestrians. Trailnet wants more to be done to make sober drivers more accountable, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. ...
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Southeast Missouri State cross country teams picked to finish sixth, third in preaseason poll
(College Sports ~ 08/25/16)
The Southeast Missouri State men's and women's cross country teams were picked Wednesday to finish sixth and third, respectively, in the preseason poll. Eastern Kentucky was predicted to finish first and defend both the men's and women's titles, receving 11 first-place votes on the men's side (121 points) and 10 first-place votes on the women's side (120 points)...
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MISSOURIAN ROUNDUP: Blake Bauwens, Notre Dame boys soccer cruise past Anna-Jonesboro
(High School Sports ~ 08/25/16)
Blake Bauwens scored a pair of goals to lead the Notre Dame boys soccer team to a 2-1 win over Anna-Jonesboro, Illinois, on Wednesday at Notre Dame Regional High School. Garrett Hesselrode and Jacob Barber each added an assist for the Bulldogs, who improved to 2-0 on the season...
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Cape man accused of snatching purse faces felony charge
(Local News ~ 08/25/16)
A Cape Girardeau man has been arrested and charged with felony robbery after police say he stole a woman’s purse Monday. Police went to the 200 block of South Mount Auburn Road after receiving reports of a disturbance, where the victim told police Edavion D. Wade, 19, had robbed her...
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Cape man, woman say they were shot by men they'd never met
(Local News ~ 08/25/16)
Two 31-year-old Cape Girardeau residents were shot late Tuesday near apartment complexes on North Pind Wood Lane, police said. A male victim was shot twice in the right leg, and a female victim was shot once in the back upper portion of one of her legs, according to Cape Girardeau police Sgt. Adam Glueck...
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Police: Man broke open roommate's door, put gun to her head
(Local News ~ 08/25/16)
A Cape Girardeau man kicked down his roommate’s bedroom door, held a shotgun to her head and told her to get out of the house, police said. Cape Girardeau police arrested Everett Phillip Way II on Tuesday, and the Cape Girardeau County prosecuting attorney’s office charged him with unlawful use of a weapon...
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Chaffee firefighters battle house blaze; renovations were underway
(Local News ~ 08/25/16)
CHAFFEE, Mo. — Chaffee firefighters worked for about six hours extinguishing hot spots at a house at 115 W. Parker Ave., fire chief Sam Glency said. The back section of the house was enveloped in flames when firefighters arrived about 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, Glency said. Firefighters had the fire contained after about an hour, Glency said...
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Martinez delivers 8 strong innings in Cards' victory over NY Mets
(Professional Sports ~ 08/25/16)
ST. LOUIS -- Randal Grichuk and the St. Louis Cardinals love when Carlos Martinez pitches. Martinez allowed one run over eight innings and Grichuk, Matt Carpenter and Stephen Piscotty all homered off Mets starter Jacob deGrom, powering the Cardinals past New York 8-1 on Wednesday night...
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Dog re-elected Minnesota town mayor
(National News ~ 08/25/16)
CORMORANT, Minn. -- The four-legged mayor of a northwestern Minnesota village greets voters like a true politician. Duke, a 9-year-old Great Pyrenees, won a third one-year term as honorary mayor of Cormorant Township on Saturday. The big, shaggy, white dog was overwhelmingly re-elected at the sixth annual Cormorant Daze Festival. Anyone could pay a dollar and cast a vote. Cormorant resident Karen Nelson said Duke "greets everyone" who comes to the village of about 20 people...
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Learning briefs 8/25/16
(Community ~ 08/25/16)
P.E.O. Chapter BI of Cape Girardeau presented Josey Patton, a Jackson High School graduate, with a scholarship to attend the University of Kansas. P.E.O. is an organization founded in 1869 for the furthering of women's education. Chapter BI was founded in Cape Girardeau in 1911 and is the oldest chapter in Southeast Missouri...
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Prayer 8/25/16
(Prayer ~ 08/25/16)
O Lord, may we always remember to put on the full armor of God. Amen.
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Perry County school board OKs slightly lower tax rate
(Local News ~ 08/25/16)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Members of the Perry County School Board approved a slightly lower property tax rate at their regularly scheduled meeting Wednesday night. They set the rate at $3.2104 per $100 of assessed valuation, whereas last year's rate was $3.2176...
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Blues defenseman Alex Pietrangelo named captain for 2016-17 season
(Professional Sports ~ 08/25/16)
Defenseman Alex Pietrangelo will head the St. Louis Blues' 2016-17 leadership group, which was announced during a press conference Thursday afternoon at Scottrade Center in St. Louis. Pietrangelo, the 21st captain in Blues history, will be joined by assistant captains Alexander Steen, Paul Stastny, Vladamir Tarasenko and Kevin Shattenkirk to form the team's five-player leadership group...
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William Lewis
(Obituary ~ 08/25/16)
BATON ROUGE, La. — William Merlin “Dub” Lewis was born in Lilbourn, Missouri, to a large farming family, one of eight children. His own father was one of nine boys. He attended school in Lilbourn. Dub entered into the U.S. Navy and served in the Pacific during World War II...
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Bernard Kiefer
(Obituary ~ 08/25/16)
ADVANCE, Mo. — Bernard Mark Kiefer, 66, of Advance passed away Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Bernard was born April 27, 1950, at Cape Girardeau, the son of Frank and Ellen Cody Kiefer. Bernard worked at Charles Scheffer in the parts department. He attended St. Anthony Catholic Church in Glennon, Missouri. He enjoyed being outdoors, hunting and fishing. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps...
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