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Kelso School District bonds now available
(Local News ~ 09/09/16)
General obligation bonds now are available for investors who want to be part of the Kelso School District’s new elementary-school project. The bond issue by underwriter L.J. Hart & Co. is worth $3.25 million, a figure voters approved by a 76 percent margin during the Aug. 2 election...
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Officials dedicate new juvenile center in Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 09/09/16)
Cape Girardeau County Associate Commissioner Charles Herbst called it a “historic day” as officials dedicated the 32nd Judicial Circuit’s new juvenile center Thursday afternoon in Cape Girardeau. The 10,000-square-foot facility at 2137 Rust Ave. brings the juvenile staff together under one roof, Herbst said...
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Classic vehicles ready to roll into Cape
(Local News ~ 09/09/16)
Gearheads, hot rodders and grease monkeys rejoice: Classic cars and bikes are on the way to Cape Girardeau. The River Tales Classic Car Show, Cape Cruise In, Vintage and Unique Bike Show and the Race of the Century all are happening this month. The Race of the Century will feature almost 100 bikes, all made before 1916, making a pit stop Wednesday in Cape Girardeau during their 17-day trip from Atlantic City, New Jersey, to Carlsbad, Californi...
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Christian organization for athletes growing in region
(Local News ~ 09/09/16)
A new position and a new office within the Southern Missouri Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) are expected to revive the organization on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University and in the community at large. The FCA is an interdenominational Christian sports ministry aimed at athletes and coaches from teen leagues to professional teams, encouraging them to use the medium of athletics to minister to others. ...
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Name of homicide victim released; major case squad investigating
(Local News ~ 09/09/16)
A man who was shot multiple times Wednesday night in Cape Girardeau died from his wounds at a hospital in the overnight hours Thursday morning. The Bollinger County/Cape Girardeau County Major Case Squad identified the shooting victim as Willie Brown, 31, of Cape Girardeau...
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Southeast professor discusses art, Islam at Red Light Night event
(Local News ~ 09/09/16)
Professor Tahsin Khalid talked a little about Islamic art -- how depictions of the human form are seen as idol worship and how Arabic script has become the basis for much of the art in the Muslim world -- but the main focus of his Red Light Night discussion Thursday at the Arts Council was clarifying misconceptions about Islam...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/09/16)
Today in History Today is Friday, Sept. 9, the 253rd day of 2016. There are 113 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Sept. 9, 1776, the second Continental Congress made the term "United States" official, replacing "United Colonies."...
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Speak Out 9/9/16
(Speak Out ~ 09/09/16)
Cape street department please fix the speed bump created on the north side of Mount Auburn Street southbound at Independence Street. We deserve smooth patches of potholes.
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Support United Days of Caring
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/09/16)
United Way of Southeast Missouri will kick off its annual community drive with United Days of Caring, a weekend of giving back, today.
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United Way event begins today
(Editorial ~ 09/09/16)
We wanted to draw your attention to The United Way of Southeast Missouri's United Days of Caring, which begins today.
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SEMO District Fair has lots to offer
(Editorial ~ 09/09/16)
Whether you go for the concerts, carnival rides, foods, or any of the various competitions from livestock to tractor pulls, the next several days are sure to be a good time.
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Yes, it's time to sign up for the FEEALJLMWFDGTAYCECB
(Column ~ 09/09/16)
Ohmygod! Those are the exact words uttered by our fair city's founder, Louis Lorimier. The occasion was Lorimier's first hole-in-one more than 200 years ago on what is now affectionately known as the Old Course in downtown Cape Girardeau.
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Out of the past: Sept. 9
(Out of the Past ~ 09/09/16)
The annual horse show, organized by Donna Dockins of Jackson, drew 344 entrants at the SEMO District Fair yesterday; that's up from 277 competitors last year; a demolition derby is scheduled for the grandstand area tonight. Lehman Finch, 75, a prominent Cape Girardeau lawyer and civic leader, died last night at a local hospital; he was senior partner of Finch, Bradshaw, Strom and Steele, which his father, James A. Finch Jr., founded as Finch and Finch Law Firm in the early 1900s...
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Patricia Wibbenmeyer
(Obituary ~ 09/09/16)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Patricia A. Wibbenmeyer, 51, of Perryville passed away Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016, at her beautiful home, surrounded by loving friends and family. She was born Nov. 9, 1964, in Perryville, daughter of Donald and Dellora Stark Wibbenmeyer of Perryville...
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James Treadwell Jr.
(Obituary ~ 09/09/16)
James D. "J.D." Treadwell Jr., 82, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Lloyd Schearf
(Obituary ~ 09/09/16)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Lloyd H. Schearf, 92, of Chaffee passed away Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016, at his home. He was born July 21, 1924, in Delta to the late Phillip and Myrtle Stoffregen Schearf. He married Onita Stone on Oct. 10, 1947, and she survives of the home...
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Ervin Glueck
(Obituary ~ 09/09/16)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Ervin S. Glueck, 89, of Chaffee passed away Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 27, 1927, in Kelso, Missouri, to the late Bernard and Hermina Catherine LeGrand Glueck. He married Joanna Kluesner on June 19, 1954, and she preceded him in death April 11, 1999...
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LaVerne Cunningham
(Obituary ~ 09/09/16)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- LaVerne Cunningham, 86, of Sikeston, formerly of Cape Girardeau and Jackson, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016, at the home of her daughter in Sikeston. She was born May 24, 1930, in Harrisburg, Arkansas, to James H. and Nora Foster Pace. She and Eugene N. Cunningham were married Nov. 19, 1948, in Harrisburg by her grandfather, the Rev. G.S. Robbins. LaVerne and Eugene had shared 57 wonderful years together when he passed away Jan. 25, 2006...
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Linda Christeson
(Obituary ~ 09/09/16)
Linda Faye Christeson, 62, of Jackson died Monday, Sept. 5, 2016, at her home. There will be no funeral services. Crain Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements.
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Cape Girardeau police report 9/9/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/09/16)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Tobias A. Ivie, 48, address unknown, was arrested on a U.S. Marshals warrant. n Jalen T. Reddin, 19, 524 Albert St., was arrested on a Cape Girardeau warrant for probation violation for possession of a controlled substance and a Cape Girardeau County warrant for failure to appear for a traffic offense...
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Best Bet: Trivia night to be held at Mayfield Cultural Center
(Entertainment ~ 09/09/16)
The Mayfield Cultural Center will host a trivia night from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday in the center's chapel, 209 Mayfield Drive in Marble Hill, Missouri. Teams may consist of up to eight players, and it will cost $10 per person to participate. The event will include a silent auction, quilt raffle and more. Concessions will be available. Those wishing to participate are encouraged to make a reservation; call (573) 238-8515. For more information, visit facebook.com/events/1780450245561753...
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Country legend John Conlee will perform Thursday in Miner
(Entertainment ~ 09/09/16)
MINER, Mo. -- What started out as a childhood hobby turned into a lifelong vocation for county music legend John Conlee, who will perform next week at the Miner Convention Center in Miner. Always involved in music as he grew up, Conlee sang and played in church, school and at folk-music festivals...
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David Nail embarks on headlining tour, supporting 'the best record I've ever made'
(Entertainment ~ 09/09/16)
KENNETT, Mo. -- As he called in for a phone interview last week, Kennett native David Nail was fresh off a weeklong vacation that bookended a monthslong tour in which he served as supporting act. Days before he kicked off the "Fighter" tour in support of his new album bearing the same name, Nail detailed his return to relative normalcy before the chaos of a new nationwide tour starts...
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#SemoSelfie 9/9/16
(Entertainment ~ 09/09/16)
Go #stlcards!!!!! #semoselfie @lids4hats is Piper’s favorite store.
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45 people stuck overnight in cable cars at Mont Blanc
(International News ~ 09/09/16)
PARIS -- A series of cable cars stopped working at high altitude Thursday over the Mont Blanc massif in the Alps, prompting a major rescue operation and leaving 45 people trapped in mid-air overnight, France's interior minister said. Four helicopters were deployed after 110 people became stuck when the cable cars stalled because of a "technical incident," Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said...
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Over 70 aid groups say UN allows Syria to manipulate relief
(International News ~ 09/09/16)
UNITED NATIONS -- More than 70 humanitarian organizations are accusing the United Nations of allowing the Syrian government to manipulate relief efforts and deprive thousands in besieged areas of help. In a letter to the U.N. humanitarian office in Turkey, obtained Thursday by The Associated Press, the aid groups working in Syria and neighboring Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey announced they are suspending participation in an information-sharing program aimed at improving aid delivery. ...
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Russia: Israel, Palestinian leaders agree to meet for talks
(International News ~ 09/09/16)
MOSCOW -- Russia's Foreign Ministry announced Thursday that Israeli and Palestinian leaders have agreed "in principle" to meet in Moscow for talks in what the Russians hope will relaunch the Mideast peace process after a more than two-year break. But the wide gaps between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas left uncertain whether or when the meeting will take place and raised doubts about whether they would make any progress if they get together...
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Obama puts South China Sea back on agenda at summit
(International News ~ 09/09/16)
VIENTIANE, Laos -- President Barack Obama put the long-simmering dispute in the South China Sea front and center on the agenda at a regional summit Thursday as it became clear most of the other leaders gathered in the Laotian capital were going to let China off with a mild rebuke over its territorial expansion in the resource-rich waters...
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2 years after cease-fire, Ukraine still at war
(International News ~ 09/09/16)
MARINKA, Ukraine -- The gray-bearded officer's summary of the war in eastern Ukraine is terse with weariness. "We stand in place. We shoot over there; they shoot back from over there," Mykhailo Gaiduk said. "It's just burning up time." The area Gaiduk calls "over there" is territory controlled by Russia-backed separatists, where a rebel using the nom de guerre of Chester agrees: "Everybody is tired of this pointless war."...
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Report criticizes ATF storefront illegal gun-sale stings
(National News ~ 09/09/16)
MADISON, Wis. -- Federal agents lacked proper guidance and experience while conducting undercover sting operations in Milwaukee and several other cities since 2010 that were aimed at disrupting illegal gun sales, according to a U.S. Justice Department report released Thursday...
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Why insurance denies your claim, but pays your neighbor's
(National News ~ 09/09/16)
Tracey Stahl lost part of a leg to bone cancer last fall, and she has to wince through bouts of crippling pain from an ill-fitting artificial limb because of a strange health-insurance limit: Her plan covers just one limb per lifetime. She now has to weigh whether to dump the nearly $9,000 cost of a new leg on her credit card as she fights her insurance company over the restriction...
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Marines: Recruit killed himself amid culture of abuse
(National News ~ 09/09/16)
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- A Marine recruit committed suicide in March amid a widespread culture of hazing and abuse in his battalion at Parris Island that could lead to punishments for as many as 20 officers and enlisted leaders, the Marine Corps said Thursday...
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Clinton blasts Trump's comments on military generals, Putin
(National News ~ 09/09/16)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Hillary Clinton blasted Donald Trump on Thursday for his condemnation of American military generals and his praise for Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying her Republican opponent had "failed" at proving he can be commander in chief...
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Young voters from newer immigrant families lean more liberal
(National News ~ 09/09/16)
WASHINGTON -- Young Hispanic and Asian-Americans who are immigrants or have an immigrant parent are more likely to be liberal in their views on politics and immigration than those with families who have been in United States longer, a new GenForward poll shows...
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Seafood caught by foreign crews confined on boats
(National News ~ 09/09/16)
HONOLULU -- Pier 17 doesn't even show up on most Honolulu maps. Cars whiz past it on their way to Waikiki's famous white-sand beaches. Yet few locals, let alone passing tourists, are aware just behind a guarded gate, another world exists: foreign fishermen confined to American boats for years at a time...
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Tribe challenging pipeline has some advantages in courtroom
(National News ~ 09/09/16)
OMAHA, Neb. -- The American Indians challenging an oil pipeline that would cross four states have some legal advantages in a courtroom -- particularly their tribe's status as a sovereign nation with long ties to the land in question. But stopping a major project such as the Dakota Access pipeline after construction has begun is difficult, and even if the Standing Rock Sioux win in federal court, the end result might be simply an altered route...
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Non-cents: Unstamped coins spill on road
(National News ~ 09/09/16)
WILMINGTON, Del. -- Authorities in Delaware say a tractor-trailer carrying 40,000 pounds of unstamped pennies overturned on northbound Interstate 95, spilling its load and jamming traffic. Delaware State Police Master Cpl. Jeffrey Hale said the big rig overturned and caught fire early Thursday at the split for eastbound Interstate 295, but the driver escaped with minor injuries. The crash and cleanup closed northbound I-95 for hours through the morning rush...
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Now adults, children of 9/11 draw inspiration from tragedy
(National News ~ 09/09/16)
NEW YORK -- They were children, or not even born yet, when America's heart broke for them. More than 3,000 children and young adults lost a parent in the deadliest terror attack on American soil, instantly becoming known as the children of 9/11. As the 15th anniversary of the attacks approaches, these children are now adults or nearly so, and their Sept. 11 legacy is theirs to shape...
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Missouri appeals court order to reveal execution-drug source
(State News ~ 09/09/16)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Casting it as "a question of exceptional importance," Missouri has asked a federal appellate court to block temporarily and ultimately scuttle a ruling that requires the state to reveal one of its most-guarded secrets: who supplies its lethal-injection drug...
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Election officials push back on Trump's 'rigged' allegations
(National News ~ 09/09/16)
ATLANTA -- Election officials across the country are pushing back against Donald Trump's assertions the presidential election may be rigged, arguing too many safeguards exist against engineered results nationally or in individual states. Claims of "rigged" contests are "part of free speech," Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate, a Republican, said in an interview. "But I would tell voters not to overreact to some of the more spirited language."...
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Artifacts 9/9/16
(Entertainment ~ 09/09/16)
The Southeast Missouri Symphony Orchestra will present its annual "Symphony Sampler" concerts at 2 and 3 p.m. Sept. 18 in the Shuck Music Recital Hall at the River Campus, 518 S. Fountain St. The short concerts (repeating the same program) will feature previews of the music to be performed this year. ...
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Prayer 9/9/16
(Prayer ~ 09/09/16)
We will sing your praises, O Lord Jesus, for you have been good to us. Amen.
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Oak Ridge Boys, Old Dominion, Lecrae to perform on SEMO District Fair stage
(Entertainment ~ 09/09/16)
This year's SEMO District Fair grandstand will feature the best of both worlds: something old and something new. The Oak Ridge Boys will be back in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, bringing their decades-spanning repertoire, and Nashville, Tennessee, up-and-comers Old Dominion will showcase their country-radio hits Wednesday...
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Letters From the Garden - A Trip to The Pollinator Plot
(Submitted Story ~ 09/09/16)
We spent Labor Day in the meadow. It had been years since we had been to the farm in late summer. Usually we take care of weed spraying, fencing and other business in the late spring and early fall. This year it worked out and was one of the best trips in memory...
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