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Philanthropy owner ready to slow down, sell business
(Local News ~ 09/16/16)
Four years after opening a successful clothing store, Bridgett Kielhofner is looking to sell. “It’s time to slow down a bit,” Kielhofner, owner of Philanthropy in Cape Girardeau, said in an email.
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Gubernatorial candidate Koster takes tour of downtown Cape
(Local News ~ 09/16/16)
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris Koster was pleasantly surprised by the content of his Cape Girardeau tour Thursday. “I didn’t know what I was in for this morning. Jerry (Ford) said he wanted to show me some old buildings,” Koster said. “This is possibly bringing back a district that had been stagnant, and it shows the importance of Jefferson City offering a hand of assistance to make sure projects are successful.”...
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Local state representatives support concealed-carry veto override
(Local News ~ 09/16/16)
Cape Girardeau County’s two Republican state representatives voted with the majority of their colleagues Wednesday to override Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto of a concealed-carry bill. Both lawmakers — Rep. Donna Lichtenegger of Jackson and Kathy Swan of Cape Girardeau — came under intense pressure from gun-rights supporters after publicly stating Monday they were unsure how they would vote in Wednesday’s veto session...
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Cape council members support police decision to discontinue most funeral escorts
(Local News ~ 09/16/16)
Cape Girardeau police chief Wes Blair’s decision to discontinue most police escorts for funeral processions has the backing of council members. Council members and Mayor Harry Rediger said city manager Scott Meyer discussed the idea individually with council members...
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David Hutson grows beard to raise awareness, money for men's health
(Local News ~ 09/16/16)
David Hutson is in a hairy situation. One of the owners of Hutson's Fine Furniture in Cape Girardeau, he's been growing a beard since Nov. 1, 2015, to help raise money and awareness for men's-health issues. On Nov. 1 of this year, it will be time to measure how long his facial hair has grown and alert everyone who pledged $10 to $20 per inch to send their money to no-shave.org, or The Movember Foundation, which raises money for prostate cancer, depression and other health issues affecting men...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/16/16)
Today in History Today is Friday, Sept. 16, the 260th day of 2016. There are 106 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Sept. 16, 1966, the Metropolitan Opera officially opened its new opera house at New York's Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts with the world premiere of Samuel Barber's "Antony and Cleopatra."...
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Coverage appreciated
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/16/16)
Thank you so much for seeing that we had coverage by the Southeast Missourian newspaper this past Sunday at the dedication ceremony honoring the police and firemen.
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Southeast family weekend features football home opener
(Editorial ~ 09/16/16)
The campus of Southeast Missouri State University will be abuzz with visitors this weekend. The university's annual Family Weekend, which began in 1977, coincides with the Redhawk football team's home opener on Saturday.
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The Cape quiz: Positively no math involved
(Column ~ 09/16/16)
Cape Girardeau has so many good things going for it, and forecasts say there are more good things to come. Good. But I suppose there is no perfect place on earth, is there? Even with so many positives, our fair city still manages to throw a few baffling situations our way.
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Out of the past: Sept. 16
(Out of the Past ~ 09/16/16)
New state regulations have left Southeast Missouri without any hospital designated as a trauma center; administrators at both Southeast Missouri Hospital and Saint Francis Medical Center say they can't meet the manpower requirements needed to maintain a trauma-center designation...
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Roy Richardet Sr.
(Obituary ~ 09/16/16)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Roy Leo Richardet Sr., 63, of Perryville died Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016, at his home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, with a parish wake at 7 p.m., and from 6:30 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville...
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Carroll Rees
(Obituary ~ 09/16/16)
Carroll W. Rees, 82, of Jackson left this earth to meet his Lord and Savior on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016, with his family gathered around him. He was born Dec. 24, 1933, in Campbell, Missouri, to Elbert L. "Shorty" and Gracie A. Cossey Rees. He and Shelba Jean Ham were married Oct. 11, 1952, in Pocahontas, Arkansas. They had been married 59 years when Shelba passed away Oct. 20, 2011...
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Clara McClanahan
(Obituary ~ 09/16/16)
Clara K. McClanahan, 96, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016, at the Lutheran Home. She was born Sunday, May 16, 1920, in the small town of Loretta, Tennessee, to Edd and Laura Brown Littrell. Her family moved to a cotton farm in the Bootheel of Missouri when she was a young girl...
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Dorothy Hoehne
(Obituary ~ 09/16/16)
PATTON, Mo. -- Dorothy Joan Hoehne, 85, of Patton passed away Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 21, 1931, at St. Louis, daughter of Issac Monroe and Willie Cleveland Trawick Rye. She was raised by her stepfather, Gus Mugele. She and Curtis Lee Waggoner were united in marriage in December 1948, and she later married John William Hoehne in November 1968. He passed away Oct. 11, 1980...
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Edward Graham
(Obituary ~ 09/16/16)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Edward "Eddie" Andrew Graham, 80, of Marble Hill passed away Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016, at his home. He was born Aug. 5, 1936, in Cape Girardeau, the son of Thomas "Mike" Edward Graham and Geneva C. Baker. Eddie was the third-generation owner of Baker Funeral Home in Marble Hill until selling the funeral home in 1983. ...
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Norman Goehman
(Obituary ~ 09/16/16)
Norman Goehman, 63, of Egypt Mills died Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Jackson police report 9/16/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/16/16)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Summonses n Shawn M. Plaskie, 31, of Jackson was issued a summons for operating a motor vehicle while driver's license revoked. n Ronnie L. McIntrye, 57, of Jackson was issued a summons for peace disturbance...
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Cape Girardeau police report 9/16/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/16/16)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Lisa S. Luechtefeld, 28, of Festus, Missouri, was arrested on a Festus warrant for failure to appear for receiving stolen property...
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Births 9/16/16
(Births ~ 09/16/16)
Son to Jordan Wayne and Destiny Marie Ford of Jackson, Southeast Hospital, 12:19 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016. Name, Ollivander Wayne. Weight, 8 pounds, 10 ounces. First child. Mrs. Ford is the former Destiny Hicks, daughter of Ricky Lee Hicks of Jacksboro, Texas, and Rhonda Gale Self of Antelope, Texas. Ford is the son of Alan Ford and Donna Ford of Jackson. He is employed by packaging at Semo Milling LLC...
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Fall movie preview: Highlights from September to December
(Entertainment ~ 09/16/16)
LOS ANGELES -- There's something for everyone in movie theaters this fall. The calendar is jam-packed with romance, spectacle and jaw-dropping true-life stories. Some of our most familiar franchises take bold leaps into undiscovered areas of their universes: Marvel sidesteps into the metaphysical with the Benedict Cumberbatch-led "Doctor Strange" on Nov. ...
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#SemoSelfie 9/16/16
(Entertainment ~ 09/16/16)
SEMO Fair parade fun! #SEMOselfie
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'Best Little Fair in the Land': East Perry Community Fair returns Sept. 23 and 24
(Entertainment ~ 09/16/16)
The 79th annual East Perry Community Fair is making a return visit next weekend to the Trinity Lutheran Picnic Grove in Altenburg, Missouri. The two-day event, held Sept. 23 and 24, will include livestock judging, music and entertainment, a parade, a fun run, carnival rides, games and, of course, lots of food...
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Yemen's rebels say they captured post inside Saudi Arabia
(International News ~ 09/16/16)
SANAA, Yemen -- Yemen's Houthi rebels and allied troops have captured a Saudi military post in the border region of Jizan, according to military officials from the Shiite movement. They said the Houthi rebels and their allies attacked the post with artillery, rockets and light arms before taking it over in a Sept. 11 battle...
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Witness says Philippine president ordered killings of 1,000
(International News ~ 09/16/16)
MANILA, Philippines -- A former Filipino militiaman testified before the country's Senate on Thursday that President Rodrigo Duterte, when he was still a city mayor, ordered him and other members of a liquidation squad to kill criminals and opponents in gangland-style assaults that left about 1,000 dead...
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Ex-Guantanamo prisoner out of coma, not danger in Uruguay
(International News ~ 09/16/16)
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay -- A judge in Uruguay ordered a medical evaluation Thursday of a hunger-striking former Guantanamo prisoner who emerged from a brief coma but was still in danger from his protest aimed at calling attention to his desire to leave the South American country...
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Syrian military begins to withdraw from vital Aleppo road
(International News ~ 09/16/16)
BEIRUT -- Syria's military began withdrawing from a major artery to Aleppo late Thursday as the U.N. envoy accused President Bashar Assad's government of obstructing aid access to the contested city. A monitoring group reported three civilian fatalities, the first since the cease-fire brokered by the U.S. ...
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Orange dinosaur saved from extinction
(National News ~ 09/16/16)
SAUGUS, Mass. -- The giant orange dinosaur seen by thousands of motorists a day on U.S. 1 in Saugus, Massachusetts, has been saved from extinction. Some feared the 20-foot dinosaur would disappear because the miniature golf course on which it has stood since 1958 was sold to a developer, who plans on building apartments, a hotel and retail space at the site. But project partner Michael Barsamian said he bought the roadside kitsch and plans on installing it next to the new hotel...
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Behind health law's 'growing pains,' more serious problems?
(National News ~ 09/16/16)
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama told insurers this week his health-care overhaul has had some growing pains. But with premiums rising and marquee insurers bailing, could the real diagnosis be “failure to thrive?” The medical term refers to when patients, often youngsters but also adults, fail to achieve or maintain proper weight. ...
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Lawyer: $1.9M settlement in Sandra Bland lawsuit
(National News ~ 09/16/16)
HOUSTON -- The family of Sandra Bland, a black Chicago-area woman who died in a Texas jail after a contentious traffic stop last summer, has reached a $1.9 million settlement in a wrongful-death lawsuit filed in connection with the case, the family's lawyer told a Houston television station Thursday...
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Truckers warn speed caps will cause crashes, jam highways
(National News ~ 09/16/16)
DETROIT -- Truckers are warning a government plan to limit the speed of tractor-trailers electronically will lead to highway traffic jams and possibly an increase in deadly run-ins with cars. More than 150 people, most identifying themselves as independent truckers, have filed comments recently with the government about the proposed rule, unveiled last month by two federal agencies. There were only a few comments in favor...
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Detectives: Suspect in Florida mosque fire confessed
(National News ~ 09/16/16)
FORT PIERCE, Fla. -- An ex-convict who posted anti-Islamic rants online confessed to setting fire to a mosque the Orlando nightclub shooter occasionally attended and said he was embarrassed by the crime, according to an arrest affidavit released Thursday...
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13-year-old boy with a BB gun killed by police in Cleveland
(National News ~ 09/16/16)
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A black boy. A white Ohio police officer. A pellet gun that looked like a real weapon. And a deadly shooting. In a killing with unavoidable echoes of the Tamir Rice case out of Cleveland, a Columbus officer responding to a report of a $10 armed robbery shot a 13-year-old boy Wednesday night after the youngster pulled a BB gun from his waistband that looked "practically identical" to the weapon police use, authorities said...
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Trump outlines vision for economy, promising large tax cuts
(National News ~ 09/16/16)
NEW YORK -- Donald Trump outlined his vision for managing the nation's economy as president Thursday, promising his plans to lower taxes by $4.4 trillion over a decade and cut regulations would lead to growth, create millions of jobs and even cut into the nation's budget deficit...
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Clinton returns to campaign trail after pneumonia
(National News ~ 09/16/16)
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Back on the campaign trail, a reflective Hillary Clinton said Thursday her three-day, doctor-mandated break gave her new perspective on why she's running to be president. She vowed to close her campaign against Donald Trump by giving Americans "something to vote for, not just against."...
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Proposed tobacco-tax hike goes to Missouri Supreme Court
(State News ~ 09/16/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A lawyer for a proposed cigarette-tax hike to benefit early-childhood programs told Missouri Supreme Court judges Thursday knocking it off the ballot would "eradicate" supporters' constitutional right to use the state's initiative-petition process...
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Woman, teenager go missing in Kansas City area 9 years apart
(State News ~ 09/16/16)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri man considered a person of interest in his ex-girlfriend's 2007 disappearance remains in jail after being charged with burning another missing woman's SUV. Kylr Yust made his first court appearance on the felony knowingly burning charge Thursday...
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Missouri Senate candidate assembles gun blindfolded in TV ad
(State News ~ 09/16/16)
ST. LOUIS -- The Democratic U.S. Senate candidate in Missouri assembles an AR-15 assault rifle -- blindfolded -- then dares the incumbent Republican to do the same in a TV ad released Thursday. "I approved this message," Jason Kander says, pausing briefly to rack the slide, figuratively placing a round in the chamber, "'cause I'd like to see Sen. Blunt do this."...
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Nixon cuts $59M in funding after tax-break veto override
(State News ~ 09/16/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Gov. Jay Nixon cut $59 million in funding for Missouri’s schools, roads and other programs Thursday to counteract new tax breaks enacted a day earlier when lawmakers overrode vetoes. The Democrat, who previously warned lawmakers the tax breaks would strain the state financially, sought to pin the blame for his actions on the Republican-led Legislature...
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Speak Out 9/16/16
(Speak Out ~ 09/16/16)
On a scale of 0 to 10, I rate Donald Trump a 4, and Hillary Clinton a 1. A heck of a choice, but an easy one. I will readily vote for a 4 over a 1 any day of the week.
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Best Bet: Bollinger Mill fall concert set
(Entertainment ~ 09/16/16)
Missouri State Parks will sponsor the annual fall concert at 3 p.m. Sunday at Bollinger Mill State Historic Site, 113 Bollinger Mill Road in Burfordville. The free concert will feature live music from the Leevon DeCourley Band. Refreshments will be provided and attendees are encouraged to bring a lawn chair or blanket. For more information, visit www.mostateparks.com/event/63837/fall-concert or call (573) 243-4591...
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Artifacts 9/16/16
(Entertainment ~ 09/16/16)
The Apple Creek Memorial Association will present its second annual Fall Vesper Singing Service at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at the old Apple Creek Presbyterian Church, east of Pocahontas off County Road 532. The event will include performances from Southern Harmony and Abbie Fieser and Friends...
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Prayer 9/16/16
(Prayer ~ 09/16/16)
Praise be to you, O Lord God and Savior, who daily bears our burdens. Amen.
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