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Regents OK extension for Southeast president
(Local News ~ 06/29/17)
Southeast Missouri State University's Board of Regents voted Monday to offer Carlos Vargas-Aburto a new, three-year rolling contract to continue as president of the university. No salary increase or additional compensation was awarded at this time, according to a news release from the university...
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U.S. sets new visa rules for 6 nations, refugees
(National News ~ 06/29/17)
WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration Wednesday night set new criteria for visa applicants from six mainly Muslim nations and all refugees that require a "close" family or business tie to the United States. The move came after the Supreme Court partially restored President Donald Trump's executive order that was criticized widely as a ban on Muslims...
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Cape seeks proposals to develop blighted property on Good Hope Street
(Local News ~ 06/29/17)
Cape Girardeau city officials are taking a new approach to cleaning blighted, downtown property. The city wants to entice developers to revitalize old, vacant buildings by offering them at no cost. City officials are seeking proposals to develop blighted property on Good Hope Street rather than condemn the property and raze the vacant buildings...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 06/29/17)
Today in History Today is Thursday, June 29, the 180th day of 2017. There are 185 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 29, 1767, Britain approved the Townshend Revenue Act, which imposed import duties on glass, paint, oil, lead, paper and tea shipped to the American colonies. (Colonists bitterly protested, prompting Parliament to repeal the duties -- except for tea.)...
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James C. McCloughan
(Column ~ 06/29/17)
In May 1969, James C. McCloughan was a 23-year-old army Private First Class serving as an infantry platoon medic in Vietnam. McCloughan was a veteran of combat and had already been awarded Combat Medical Badge, two Purple Hearts, and two Bronze Stars. McCloughan was also nominated for the Medal of Honor (MOH) for his actions during the two day Battle of Nui Yon Hill...
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Teen Challenge lawn service supports important ministry
(Editorial ~ 06/29/17)
Overcoming addiction requires a major, life-changing mental adjustment. We can't overstate the psychological rebuilding that has to take place in order to give up the chemical dependency of drugs or alcohol. At Adult and Teen Challege mid-America, addicted men are making the effort to make the change. The faith-based institution desires to create a foundation for basic principles to begin life anew, physically, spiritually and mentally...
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Teens work fewer summer jobs than they once did
(Community ~ 06/29/17)
WASHINGTON -- It was at Oregon's Timberline Lodge, later known as a setting in the horror movie "The Shining," where Patrick Doyle earned his first real paycheck. He was a busboy. The job didn't pay much. But Doyle quickly learned lessons that served him for years as he rose to become the CEO of Domino's, the pizza-delivery giant: Show up on time, dress properly and treat customers well...
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U.S. demands more security on international flights
(National News ~ 06/29/17)
WASHINGTON -- The Homeland Security Department is demanding airlines around the world step up security measures for international flights bound for the United States or face the possibility of a total electronics ban for planes. Compliance with the new rules could lead to the lifting of a ban on laptops and other large electronics in place for airlines flying to the United States from 10 airports in the Middle East and Africa...
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Office supplies chain Staples sold for $6.9 billion
(National News ~ 06/29/17)
NEW YORK -- Private equity firm Sycamore Partners is buying office supplies chain Staples for $6.9 billion. The companies said Wednesday shareholders of Framingham, Massachusetts-based Staples will get $10.25 per share. Staples' stock closed Wednesday up 77 cents, or 8.4 percent, to $9.93, fueled by a late-afternoon report of a deal. The stock rose another 1.5 percent in extended trading after the deal was announced...
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Out of the past: June 29
(Out of the Past ~ 06/29/17)
The busy intersection of Route K and Mount Auburn Road is just one of the areas assigned for improvement by the state this year and in 1993; that project includes construction of traffic islands and a wider right-turn turning radius for semi-trucks and other large vehicles...
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Betty Smith
(Obituary ~ 06/29/17)
Betty L. Smith, 86, passed from this world to enter her heavenly place Wednesday, June 28, 2017, at Ratliff Care Center. Betty was born July 10, 1930, in Yount, Missouri, to the late George and Mabel Huber. She married Charles E. Smith on Jan. 10, 1949, and with that union had two sons...
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Nellie Proffer
(Obituary ~ 06/29/17)
HOLLISTER, Mo. -- Nellie Ruth Proffer, 73, of Hollister passed away Saturday, June 24, 2017. She was born July 30, 1943, in Sikeston, Missouri, the daughter of Floyd and Nellie May Karnes. Nellie was joined in marriage Sept. 1, 1965, to Maurice Proffer...
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Michael Duncan
(Obituary ~ 06/29/17)
Michael David Duncan, 57, of Cape Girardeau died at 1:04 a.m. Sunday, June 25, 2017, at Southeast Hospital. Mike, along with his wife, Melissa, owned Duncan Mechanical LLC, providing heating, ventilation and air-conditioning services to residential and commercial clients in the tri-state area for over 22 years...
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Jackson fire report 6/29/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/29/17)
The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls: Monday n Emergency medical service on East Main Street. n Emergency medical service on North Neal Street. n Citizen assist on North High Street. Tuesday n Emergency medical service on Oak Street...
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Jackson police report 6/29/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/29/17)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Dusti Trentham, 26, of Marble Hill, Missouri, was arrested on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 6/29/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/29/17)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Tuesday n Medical assists were made at 7:46 a.m. on Dunklin Street; 10:41 a.m. on South Ellis Street; 6:01 p.m. on South Spring Avenue; and 7:31 p.m. on South Ellis Street...
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Cape Girardeau police report 6/29/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/29/17)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Marshall W. Egson, 38, 419 S. Hanover St., was arrested at 38 N. Hanover St. on a Cape Girardeau County warrant. n A suspect was in custody pending formal charges of assault, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon in the 2500 block of Maria Louise Lane...
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Alternative funding planned for Kansas City arts campus
(State News ~ 06/29/17)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Republican Gov. Eric Greitens on Wednesday vetoed use of state funds to help pay for a $96 million arts campus in downtown Kansas City, just hours after University of Missouri System officials said they would seek alternative funding in anticipation of his opposition...
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Byrnes Mill, Mo., man charged with forcing girl to sleep in dog crate
(State News ~ 06/29/17)
BYRNES MILL, Mo. -- An eastern Missouri man is charged with forcing his daughter to sleep in a dog crate and hitting her. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported 57-year-old Gregory Byrd of Byrnes Mill was charged Tuesday in Jefferson County with felony child endangerment and two counts of misdemeanor assault. Byrd declined to comment to the Post-Dispatch. No attorney is listed for him in online court records...
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Missouri man cleared in 1997 sex case by DNA evidence
(State News ~ 06/29/17)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri man who spent nearly two decades in mental hospitals after entering a disputed plea in the 1997 sexual assault of a teenager has been cleared of the crime after genetic evidence was re-tested and excluded him as a suspect...
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Cape County Commission agenda 6/29/17
(Local News ~ 06/29/17)
Approval of minutes n Minutes of the June 26 meeting Communications/reports -- other elected officials n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on agenda Routine business...
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Mom's ex-boyfriend gets life in killing of 'Baby Doe'
(National News ~ 06/29/17)
BOSTON -- A Massachusetts man was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison in the killing of a 2-year-old girl who became known as Baby Doe after her remains washed up on the shore of a Boston Harbor island. Michael McCarthy, 37, will be eligible for parole after serving 20 years under the sentence imposed by Judge Janet Sanders...
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Man destroys new Ten Commandments statue at Arkansas Capitol
(National News ~ 06/29/17)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- A man yelled, "Freedom!" as he crashed his vehicle into Arkansas' new Ten Commandments monument early Wednesday, nearly three years after he was arrested in the destruction of Oklahoma's monument at its state Capitol, authorities said...
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Little progress evident as GOP hunts health bill votes
(National News ~ 06/29/17)
WASHINGTON -- Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell explored options for salvaging the battered Republican health-care bill Wednesday but confronted an expanding chorus of GOP detractors, deepening the uncertainty over whether the party can resuscitate its bedrock promise to repeal President Barack Obama's overhaul...
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Texas Medicaid cuts leave special needs kids without therapy
(National News ~ 06/29/17)
AUSTIN, Texas -- Stacey English has modest desires for her 7-year-old daughter, Addison: be able to eat without gagging and move both her arms. But since Addison's occupational therapist went out of business this winter, the child with a rare genetic disorder has regressed in her fight to do even that much...
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Six charged in Hillsborough stadium tragedy that killed 96
(International News ~ 06/29/17)
LONDON -- Prosecutors charged a former senior police commander with manslaughter Wednesday in the 1989 Hillsborough stadium disaster that left 96 people dead -- long-awaited vindication for the families of the victims after authorities spent years blaming fans for the catastrophe...
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Helicopter strafes Venezuela high court in 'terrorist attack'
(International News ~ 06/29/17)
CARACAS, Venezuela -- A police helicopter fired on Venezuela's Supreme Court and Interior Ministry in what President Nicolas Maduro said was a thwarted terrorist attack aimed at ousting him from power. The confusing incident, which may ratchet up tensions in a country paralyzed by months of deadly anti-government protests, took place as Maduro was speaking live on state television Tuesday and as the high court handed down a series of rulings against the opposition...
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From destruction to cholera, Yemen war brings disasters
(International News ~ 06/29/17)
CAIRO -- More than two years of civil war have led to continually compounding disasters in Yemen. Fighting rages on in a deadly stalemate. The economy has been bombed into ruins. Hunger is widespread, and a new misery has been added: the world's biggest current outbreak of cholera, with more than 200,000 cases...
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Arizona wildfire forces thousands of people from their homes
(National News ~ 06/29/17)
PRESCOTT VALLEY, Ariz. -- A wildfire burning Wednesday through a dense Arizona forest has forced thousands of people from their homes, closed a major road and created a huge plume of smoke over the same area devastated by a blaze that killed 19 firefighters four years ago...
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20 years later, new generation of Harry Potter fans emerges
(Entertainment ~ 06/29/17)
NEW YORK -- K'lyssa Moore wasn't much older than the elementary-school students she now teaches when she fell in love with Harry Potter soon after the books first started coming out. The 28-year-old reads at least part of the first book to her classes and isn't at all surprised when they fall under the spell of the boy wizard, just like she did, and are endlessly curious about what happens next, just like she was...
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New phase begins on Jackson water-system upgrades
(Local News ~ 06/29/17)
A new phase of Jackson water-system upgrades will begin today as workers reach into new parts of the city, including uptown and some surrounding areas. The upgrades, part of an $11.5 million bond issue approved by voters in August 2015, will continue to replace undersized water mains. Current water mains, measuring two and four inches, will be upgraded to six- and eight-inch mains with wider lines, according to a news release from Jackson Public Works Department director Rodney Bollinger...
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Middle-schoolers learn tech basics at Geek Squad Academy
(Local News ~ 06/29/17)
About 80 area middle-schoolers are getting hands-on tech experience during Geek Squad Academy this week. The two-day camp is designed to familiarize youths with the systems they likely will encounter in an increasingly tech-focused workforce, said Best Buy camp organizer Ricky Noriega...
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Bryston Beggs - Kelly High School valedictorian
(Community ~ 06/29/17)
Parents: Donald and Sheila Beggs Hometown: Blodgett, Missouri Post-graduation plans: Study economics and statistics at Truman State University. High-school activities: Drama club, FTA, FBLA, Beta Club, physics club, chemistry club. Favorite high-school experience: Performing plays with the drama club...
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Maddison Avance - Scott County Central valedictorian
(Community ~ 06/29/17)
Parents: Kimberly Ellis and Johnny Avance Hometown: Haywood City, Missouri Post-graduation plans: I will attend Finlandia University in Hancock, Michigan. I also will be a member of the Finlandia Lions softball team. High-school activities: BETA Club, FBLA, National Honor Society, science club, student council, softball, basketball...
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Paddington bear creator Michael Bond dies at 91
(Entertainment ~ 06/29/17)
LONDON -- It was a last-minute Christmas gift for his wife that inspired Michael Bond to create Paddington bear, the marmalade-loving teddy in a duffel coat and floppy hat. Bond would go on to see his creation enchant children for more than half a century and become an icon immortalized in print, on screens and as countless stuffed toys before his death at age 91...
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Speeding man had alien doll passenger
(National News ~ 06/29/17)
ALPHARETTA, Ga. -- Police said a motorcycle officer who stopped a driver for speeding on a highway near Atlanta had an "extraterrestrial encounter" -- sort of. A police spokesman said when the officer pulled the man over Sunday, a life-sized doll of a big-eyed, large-skulled alien was riding in the front passenger seat. The driver was clocked at 84 mph. The driver got off with a verbal warning -- and some laughs from the officer...
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Hooked on Science: Expanding balloon
(Community ~ 06/29/17)
n Baking soda n Vinegar n Balloon n Empty 2-liter bottle n STEP 1: Fill the empty 2-liter bottle halfway with the vinegar. Describe and classify the vinegar by its observable properties. n STEP 2: Fill the balloon with baking soda. Describe and classify the baking soda by its observable properties...
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Learning briefs 6/29/17
(Community ~ 06/29/17)
Jaret Kluender of Perryville, Missouri, has received academic honors for the spring 2017 semester at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas. Lindsay Peters, senior at Notre Dame High School, was a delegate to the Congress of Future Medical Leaders on Monday and Tuesday in Lowell, Massachussetts. The congress is an honors-only program for high-school students who want to enter the medical field...
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Speak Out 6/29/17
(Speak Out ~ 06/29/17)
In response to the "Club of Rich White Guys" screwing up healthcare comment. You need to do a little research besides listening to CNN, CBS and all the other liberal media types. If you haven't read the FACTS, Obamacare is going to collapse itself, but I guess you would rather wait for that to happen and then blame all those rich white guys for not seeing it coming. ...
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Prayer 6/29/17
(Prayer ~ 06/29/17)
Lord Jesus, comfort those who mourn. May they experience your tender mercy. Amen.
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June Yard of the Month
(Submitted Story ~ 06/29/17)
The Ramblewood Garden Club awarded the June Yard of the Month to Doc and Iris Ford for their beautiful yard on Hopper Road in Cape Girardeau. Pictured are Anne Foust, club president; Nadine Davis, butterfly garden chairman; Iris and Doc Ford; and Nancy Bahn, yard selection chairman...
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MaryAnn Scheffer
(Obituary ~ 06/29/17)
BENTON, Mo. -- MaryAnn J. Scheffer, 96, of Benton died Wednesday, June 28, 2017, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born May 22, 1921, in Benton to Victor and Pauline Welter Scherer. She married Benjamin John Scheffer on June 24, 1941, at St. Denis Catholic Church in Benton. He preceded her in death Nov. 11, 1976...
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