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Bluegrass Festival , January 26-28, 2017 - Fruitland, Bavarian Halle
(Submitted Story ~ 01/04/17)
The Annual Bootheel Bluegrass Festival returns to the Bavarian Halle, Drury Inn in Fruitland, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Jan 26-28, 2017. Thursday night's Gospel Night show will begin at 7 p.m. Friday's show begins at 2 p.m. and goes till 10 p.m. with a supper break at 5 catered by Country Mart ($7.00). Saturday show will begin at 12:30 and go till 10 p.m. with a supper break at 5 catered by Country Mart ($10.00)...
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Ross graduates with 4.0 GPA
(Submitted Story ~ 01/04/17)
Trevor Ross graduated with a 4.0 GPA from Missouri Science & Technology in Rolla, MO, on Dec. 17, 2016. He majored in computer science and will begin working in February as a software developer at Epic in Madison, Wisconsin. He is the son of Kevin and Sandy Ross of Jackson. He is a 2012 graduate of Notre Dame Regional High School...
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Three generations celebrate milestone birthdays
(Submitted Story ~ 01/04/17)
Bonnie Hahs, Susan Huber and Jessica Kight are celebrating milestone birthdays. Hahs will be 80 years old, Huber is 60 years old and Kight is 40 years old. From left are Huber, Kight and Hahs.
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Missouri job growth at half of incentive pledge
(State News ~ 01/04/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Jobs were vanishing by the thousands when Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon took office in the midst of the greatest recession in decades. So when an agricultural company decided to build a soybean processing facility in Southeast Missouri, Nixon pounced on the potential of 50 new jobs, proclaiming it was "precisely the kind of next-generation growth that will help Missouri lead the country's economic recovery."...
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State approves funding for Cape sidewalk project
(Local News ~ 01/04/17)
Cape Girardeau will receive more than $201,000 from the Missouri Department of Transportation for new sidewalks along Independence Street. Cape Girardeau, along with Southeast Missouri cities of Poplar Bluff, Dexter and Sikeston, were among eight recipients in the MoDOT's Southeast District to receive funds to improve pedestrian traffic...
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Perryville man accused of causing 'life-threatening' injuries to 2-year-old
(Local News ~ 01/04/17)
Police in Perryville, Missouri, arrested a local man Thursday on suspicion of causing serious injuries to a 2-year-old child. The Perry County Prosecuting Attorney's Office charged Donnie Wayne Roberts, 28, of Perryville with first-degree domestic assault and two counts of felony abuse or neglect of a child. Bond information had not been filed in online court records...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/04/17)
Today in History Today is Wednesday, Jan. 4, the fourth day of 2017. There are 361 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 4, 1967, "The Doors," the self-titled debut album of the rock group featuring the song "Light My Fire," was released by Elektra Records...
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Prayer 1/4/17
(Prayer ~ 01/04/17)
O Father God, may we be strong and courageous, for you are with us. Amen.
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Charleston wins Christmas Tournament
(Editorial ~ 01/04/17)
Congratulations to the Charleston boys basketball team. The Blue Jays held off the upset-minded Advance Hornets to claim the championship game of the 72nd annual Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament on Friday night at the Show Me Center. Charleston, the top seed in the tournament, defeated the seventh-seeded Hornets 66-60 to win its 18th Christmas Tournament title and first since 2012...
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Speak Out 1/4/17
(Speak Out ~ 01/04/17)
I have never ever seen cheerleaders sit down in the middle of a game and take their skirts off. At the Southeast Missourian Christmas tournament the Scott County Central cheerleaders did this! It was the 3rd quarter with 5 minutes still to go in the quarter and the 4th quarter to go!!! I sat amazed that a cheer coach would let this happen in front of a packed Show Me Center! I felt bad for the boys on the team too! I believe this should be addressed by their school board and Principal...
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Quick decisions meant life or death in Southeastern storms
(National News ~ 01/04/17)
As an apparent tornado bore down on them, seven people in a mobile home in southeast Alabama made a life-or-death decision: Three ran into one bathroom for shelter, and four ran in the other direction to another room, seeking safety. The three, including Lawana Henrich, survived without a scratch, according to Coroner Robert Byrd. But a big hardwood tree that slammed into the mobile home killed the four others, including Henrich's daughter and sister, Byrd said...
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Megyn Kelly leaving Fox News, will host 2 shows on NBC
(Entertainment ~ 01/04/17)
NEW YORK -- Megyn Kelly, the Fox News star who had a contentious relationship with President-elect Donald Trump, said Tuesday she's leaving the network for NBC News, where she will host a daytime talk show and a weekend newsmagazine. NBC News made the announcement Tuesday, ending speculation over whether she would re-up with Fox, where she has flourished while suffering bruised feelings in recent months or start a new chapter in her career. ...
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U.N. Iraq violences kills at least 6,878 civilians in 2016
(International News ~ 01/04/17)
BAGHDAD -- Violence claimed the lives of at least 6,878 civilian Iraqis last year, the United Nations said Monday, as the Iraqi government struggles to maintain security nationwide and dislodge Islamic State group militants from areas under their control...
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Video shows man believed to be nightclub attacker in Turkey
(International News ~ 01/04/17)
ISTANBUL -- A video emerged Tuesday of a man thought to be the attacker who killed 39 people in a mass shooting at a nightclub, showing him taking a selfie as he silently toured Istanbul's most famous square. The camera never leaves the man's unsmiling face as he walked through Taksim Square during a 44-second clip broadcast on state-run Anadolu television and other Turkish media...
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Auto industry's relationship with Trump takes dramatic turn
(National News ~ 01/04/17)
FLAT ROCK, Mich. -- The auto industry's relationship with President-elect Donald Trump took a dramatic turn Tuesday as Ford Motor Co. decided to shift investment dollars targeted for Mexico to the U.S., while Trump threatened General Motors with a tax on some imported small cars...
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GOP retreats on gutting ethics office
(National News ~ 01/04/17)
WASHINGTON -- The new GOP era in Washington got off to a messy start Tuesday as House Republicans, under pressure from President-elect Donald Trump, abruptly dropped plans to gut an independent congressional ethics board. The about-face came as lawmakers convened for the first day of the 115th Congress, an occasion normally reserved for pomp and ceremony under the Capitol Dome...
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Out of the past: Jan. 4
(Out of the Past ~ 01/04/17)
As part of Cape Girardeau's bicentennial celebration, a 35-year-old, stainless steel time capsule is hauled out of its burial place in Common Pleas Courthouse Park; the drum was buried as part of Cape Girardeau's sesquicentennial celebration in August 1956; many of the items in the capsule are water damaged...
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Gerald Whitmore
(Obituary ~ 01/04/17)
ORAN, Mo. -- Gerald Eugene Whitmore, 79, of Oran died Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017, at his family home. He was born May 20, 1937, in St. Louis to the late John and Marie Clark Whitmore. He married Sandra Rose on March 16, 1962, and she survives of the home...
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Melva Volz
(Obituary ~ 01/04/17)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Melva Jean "Mindy" Volz, 59, of Marble Hill died Monday, Dec. 19, 2016, at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Ford and Sons Funeral Home-Jackson.
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C. Dean Thomas
(Obituary ~ 01/04/17)
C. Dean Thomas of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Quincy, Illinois, died at 6:15 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016, at Chateau Girardeau Estates. Dean was born April 19, 1920, in La Prairie, Illinois, the son of Art and Anna Sharrow Thomas. He married Dorothy Adams on March 10, 1944, in Pensacola, Florida. She preceded him in death Feb. 21, 2008...
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Evelyn Marie Riley
(Obituary ~ 01/04/17)
Evelyn Riley passed away Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017, at the home of her son, where she spent the last two weeks of her remarkable life in the loving and devoted care of her daughters and daughter-in-law and steeped in the deep affection of her family and friends...
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Charles Picou Sr.
(Obituary ~ 01/04/17)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Charles L. Picou Sr., 70, of Perryville died Monday, Jan. 2, 2017, at his home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday and from 6:30 to 10 a.m. Monday at Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the funeral home, with pastor Ray White officiating. Burial will be in Home Cemetery...
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Gen. Seth McKee
(Obituary ~ 01/04/17)
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Gen. Seth Jefferson McKee, USAF (Ret.) passed away peacefully in Scottsdale due to a respiratory ailment Monday, Dec. 26, 2016, at the age of 100. McKee was born in 1916 in McGehee, Arkansas. Following graduation from Cape Girardeau High School in 1934, he attended Southeast Missouri State Teachers College for three years and the University of Oklahoma for a half year...
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Carla Knotts
(Obituary ~ 01/04/17)
Carla Jean Knotts, 63, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016, at Saint Louis University Hospital. She was born Dec. 10, 1953, in Cape Girardeau to the late Carlos "Bud" and Velma Jean Stady Burns. Carla worked in sales at the Cape Girardeau Wal-Mart for several years...
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Avery Hurt
(Obituary ~ 01/04/17)
Avery Delane Hurt, 65, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Jan. 2, 2017, at Southeast Hospital. Family and friends may gather from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Crain Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. A memorial service will be at 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home...
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Bobby Brandon
(Obituary ~ 01/04/17)
Bobby D. Brandon, 76, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Jan. 2, 2017, at his home. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. The memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with full military honors...
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Jackson police report 1/4/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/04/17)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrest does not imply guilt. Arrest n Gary L. Coryell, 51, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on suspicion of possession of methamphetamine. Summonses n Andrew R. Krueger, 19, of Jackson was issued a summons for a seat-belt violation...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 1/4/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/04/17)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Friday n Medical assists were made at 12:49 a.m. on Independence Street; 3:50 a.m. on South West End Boulevard; 9:39 a.m. on South Lorimier Street; 2:57 p.m. on William Street; 3:13 p.m. on Whitener Street; 5:24 p.m. on North Main Street; and 6:22 p.m. on William Street...
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Cape Girardeau police report 1/4/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/04/17)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A suspect was in custody pending charges of possession of a controlled substance at 239 N. Middle St. n Randall C. Lewis, 37, homeless, was arrested at 930 Jefferson Ave. on a Union County, Illinois, warrant for failure to appear for larceny...
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Births 1/4/17
(Births ~ 01/04/17)
Daughter to Landon Drue and Anna Marie Tankersley of Advance, Missouri, Saint Francis Medical Center, 12:10 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016. Name, Landree Nicole. Weight, 9 pounds, 7 ounces. First child. Mrs. Tankersley is the former Anna Hartle, daughter of Bev and Brad Rhodes of Advance and Dean Hartle of Advance. Tankersley is the son of Beth and Scott Tankersley of Advance. He is a certified nursing assistant with Woodland Hills, a Stone Bridge Community...
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Family: Man killed by Springfield police had mental illness
(State News ~ 01/04/17)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Relatives of a man shot and killed by Springfield police say he had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and struggled to stay on his medication. Jeannie Harper said she wonders whether her son, James Lewis, was in crisis when officers shot him Sunday at a Springfield park, The Springfield News-Leader reported. The 44-year-old, who was going through a separation from his longtime girlfriend, died later at a hospital...
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Missouri judge suspended over dispute with public defenders
(State News ~ 01/04/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri Supreme Court suspended a Lincoln County judge accused of delaying the assignment of public defenders in probation cases Tuesday. The court suspended Judge Christina Kunza Mennemeyer without pay for six months starting Feb. 1...
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Workers replace a business' stolen downspout
(Local News ~ 01/04/17)
Ronnie Howell fastens an aluminum downspout next to the Corner Grocery Store at 439 Broadway, assisted by his son, Brandon, on Tuesday. Store owner Robert Gentry said he noticed the original copper downspout was stolen the week before Thanksgiving. “We’ve been here 10 years, and I just knew something was missing,” Gentry said, as he opened the store that day. Thieves did not steal the copper basin above it. “That might have been too hard,” he said...
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Cape man accused of stabbing, domestic assault
(Local News ~ 01/04/17)
Cape Girardeau police arrested a man Friday who is accused of stabbing his boyfriend with a piece of glass. The Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office charged Robert Wayne Shaw, 34, of Cape Girardeau with first-degree domestic assault, armed criminal action and felonious restraint...
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Farm's lawsuit against Monsanto moves to federal court
(Local News ~ 01/04/17)
KENNETT, Mo. — A lawsuit filed by Southeast Missouri-based Bader Farms against Monsanto over damage from illegal herbicide use has been moved to federal court, after a notice filed Friday by the defendant. The filing automatically moves the case out of Dunklin County, but the lawyer representing Bader Farms of Campbell, Missouri, said she will work to move it back to Dunklin County...
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Cape man gets 15 years for shooting gun at vehicle
(Local News ~ 01/04/17)
Judge Michael Gardner on Tuesday sentenced Brian Damar Cayce, 23, of Cape Girardeau to 15 years in the Missouri Department of Corrections for unlawful use of a weapon after he fired his gun at a vehicle on Benton Street in 2015. Cayce also received a seven-year sentence for unlawful possession of a firearm to be served concurrent with the first charge...
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Murder suspect considers plea offer from prosecutors
(Local News ~ 01/04/17)
Lawyer Jacob Zimmerman said at a pretrial conference hearing Tuesday in Jackson his client, murder suspect Russell D. Mayberry, 32, of Zalma, Missouri, received a new plea offer from the state and planned to seriously consider that offer. The Wayne County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office charged Mayberry with first-degree murder, armed criminal action, abandonment of a corpse and tampering with physical evidence in a felony prosecution in January 2014...
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Two people hurt in Kingshighway accident
(Local News ~ 01/04/17)
Two people were injured in a four-vehicle traffic accident about 5 p.m. Tuesday on North Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau, police said. The victims were taken to a hospital for treatment, according to Cape Girardeau police officer Richard McCall. Northbound lanes of Kingshighway were blocked, but emergency personnel had the roadway clear by 5:30 p.m., McCall said...
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Cape County Route KK reduced for drainage work
(Local News ~ 01/04/17)
Route KK in Cape Girardeau County from U.S. 61 to Interstate 55 will be reduced as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform drainage repairs. The work will take place 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. today through Friday, according to a MoDOT news release...
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New twins have different birth years
(National News ~ 01/04/17)
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Twins delivered 10 minutes apart at an Arizona hospital over New Year's weekend have different birth years. Parents Holly and Brandon Shay welcomed their first son, Sawyer, into the world at 11:51 p.m. Saturday at Banner Hospital. Their second son, Everett, arrived one minute after midnight. The same thing happened over the weekend in San Diego. Twin girls born at Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women & Newborns were delivered at 11:56 p.m. Saturday and at midnight...
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Jimmie Long
(Obituary ~ 01/04/17)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Jimmie Wayne Long, 67, of Marble Hill passed away Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 29, 1949, in Gobler, Missouri, son of Woodrow W. and Maggie C. Russell Long. He and Diana Kirkpatrick were united in marriage Aug. 1, 1975...
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