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Cape man faces murder charges in Sikeston shooting death
(Local News ~ 09/01/18)
SIKESTON, Mo. — A Cape Girardeau man was arrested Thursday for the Aug. 23 shooting death of Marcus De’Andres Price. Shamar A. Lowe, 19, was arrested by the Sikeston Department of Public Safety and charged with first degree murder, armed criminal action and resisting/interfering with a felony arrest. Lowe’s bond is $200,000 cash only...
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Vulture Day on Saturday at the Nature Center
(Local News ~ 09/01/18)
The Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center will hold its annual International Vulture Day celebration from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at 2289 County Park Drive. Naturalist Sindupa De Silva will conduct the program, set to highlight vultures’ important role in keeping ecosystems in balance...
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Ground-A-Bout buys Sikeston's Parengo Coffee
(Local News ~ 09/01/18)
Visitors to uptown Jackson might notice a new aroma: the heady fragrance of fresh coffee beans, roasting in a big red machine in the basement of The Ground-A-Bout at 107 E. Adams St. “We’re pretty excited to be doing this,” owner Bob Schooley said. Schooley, who owns the shop with his wife, Serena, said his company recently acquired Parengo Coffee of Sikeston, Missouri...
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Banding together: the musical ritual of high school and football games
(Community ~ 09/01/18)
The hour before the Chaffee Red Devils' first home game was about equal parts pressure and relief for band director Alex Martin. True, it was the first opportunity his marching band would have to perform for a real football audience, but after four years as band director, he also knew it marked the end of the perennially hectic first week of school...
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All-inclusive playground in Perryville slated for 2019
(Local News ~ 09/01/18)
Perryville, Missouri, could have its first all-inclusive playground for children as soon as 2019 — if all goes as planned — through the efforts initially put forth February 2017 by 10-year-old Perryville native Lucas Fritsche. A free movie night is slated for Sunday in Robert J. Miget Memorial Park at 110 S. French Lane in Perryville, which is also the planned future site of the playground. ...
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Cities, counties look to benefit from fuel-tax measure on November ballot
(Local News ~ 09/01/18)
A fuel-tax-increase measure on Missouri’s November ballot would funnel millions of dollars annually to cities and counties statewide to fund road and bridge projects. When fully implemented, the tax would generate nearly $3 million a year in new revenue for local road and bridge construction and maintenance in a four-county area of Southeast Missouri, according to proponents of the measure...
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Parson joins Vargas in SEMO accreditation announcement
(Local News ~ 09/01/18)
Gov. Mike Parson and Southeast Missouri State University president Carlos Vargas-Aburto jointly announced Friday the university’s computer science department received a prestigious accreditation. The university’s cybersecurity program is one of only four programs in the United States to receive accreditation this month from the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, or ABET, in a pilot program originated last fall, Vargas said...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/01/18)
Today is Saturday, Sept. 1, the 244th day of 2018. There are 121 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On September 1, 1945, Americans received word of Japan's formal surrender that ended World War II. (Because of the time difference, it was Sept. 2 in Tokyo Bay, where the ceremony took place.)...
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Out of the past: Sept. 1
(Out of the Past ~ 09/01/18)
Local law enforcement representatives yesterday honored departing U.S. Attorney Stephen B. Higgins, the man they credit most for attaining a satellite federal prosecutor's office in Cape Girardeau; Higgins plans to return to private practice with the St. Louis law firm, Thompson and Mitchell...
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Billmeyer - Gilmore
(Engagement ~ 09/01/18)
Craig and Mary Billmeyer of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Allison Jo Billmeyer, to Reed Frisbie Gilmore, both of Fort Collins, Colorado. Reed is the son of Tim and Jo Gilmore of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Allison is a 2010 graduate of Cape Girardeau Central High School. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2015 from the University of Mississippi and a Master of Fine Arts in 2017 from Bowling Green State University...
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Sexton - Edwards
(Engagement ~ 09/01/18)
Bobby and Kathy Sexton of Chaffee, Missouri, announce the engagement of their daughter, Elizabeth Rose Sexton, to Daniel Dewayne Edwards. He is the son of James and Linda Myers of Chaffee and Daniel and Patricia Edwards of Lynchburg, Virginia. Elizabeth is a 2014 graduate of Chaffee High School. She is pursuing a bachelor's degree in wildlife biology at Southeast Missouri State University. She works at Rhodes 101 Convenience Stores...
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Adopt Jordy 9-2-18
(Community ~ 09/01/18)
Jordy is a mix breed and is 9-months-old. Other than being a little frightened of the new surroundings, he has a sweet nature. He is available for adoption at Safe Harbor; call (573) 243-9823.
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A chubby little frog
(Column ~ 09/01/18)
Because this tiny frog spends its adult life on the ground and away from water, it is called a toad. It stays in or on moist soil, often in dense vegetation or rotting wet wood. This frog goes by the name Eastern Narrow-mouth Toad. It gets around on the ground much like a small toad, although it can scramble along in thick grass or weeds and hide much better than a toad...
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Senior Center menus for 9-3 through 9-7
(Community ~ 09/01/18)
Monday: Center closed for Labor Day. Tuesday: Swiss steak or Polish sausage with sauerkraut, mashed potatoes, steamed broccoli, whole-grain bread and sugar-free pear crisp or ice cream and cookie. Wednesday: Spaghetti with meat sauce or fried chicken livers, buttered corn, garden salad, garlic breadstick and chilled peaches or iced chocolate cake...
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Claims that are questionable
(Column ~ 09/01/18)
There are all kinds of claims today, with some of them being kind of true while others are just fabrications of an over active imagination. Back growing up in Nebraska, Dad always butchered corn fattened beef. Always. He didn't get them roly-poly fat but there definitely weren't any ribs showing. ...
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FYI 9-2-18
(Community ~ 09/01/18)
William R. Eddleman, associate director of the State Historical Society of Missouri, will be the keynote speaker at the Cape Girardeau County Historical Society Autumn Banquet on Nov. 4. The banquet will be held at the Jackson Civic Center, 381 E. Deerwood Dr., and will begin at 6 p.m. ...
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Learning briefs 9-2-18
(Community ~ 09/01/18)
University of Alabama student William Allen of Jackson will participate in the university's Cooperative Education Program for fall 2018, the school recently announced. Allen will be working at Mercedes Benz in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. In the Cooperative Education Program, more than 250 students alternate periods of full-time study with periods of full-time employment. ...
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Club news 9-2-18
(Community News ~ 09/01/18)
The Oak Ridge Homemakers FCE met on Aug. 21, at the home of Jackie Brandtner in Cape Girardeau. The meeting was called to order by president Jean Rehak. Marilyn Retherford gave the devotional with two poems "Summer Day" by Bonnie Lyons and "The Signature of God" by Clay Harrison...
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Ora et labora: prayer and work
(Column ~ 09/01/18)
At least once a year, I spend time at a Benedictine monastery. It's not the destination of choice for many Baptist pastors, but I find the rhythmic prayer and serene settings to be spiritual oxygen to my sometimes stifled soul. But one of the most life-giving aspects of the experience is always spending time with the monastic brothers who have devoted themselves to living completely sold-out for their faith...
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Three ways to pray for your friends
(Column ~ 09/01/18)
Friendship is one of those things of life that you do not appreciate until you no longer have it. In the Bible, the third letter of John is an expression of deep fondness from one friend to another. John the Apostle, one who was with Jesus during his ministry, to another named Gaius. There is much to celebrate in this short letter of only fifteen verses. Let us identify three principles to pray for your friends from 3 John 1:2...
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Store owner continues to takes clients after closing salon
(Community ~ 09/01/18)
ST. LOUIS -- Martha Dille walked with a colorful cane through one of the most recognizable entryways in St. Louis. The front of Gringo Jones Imports is pleasantly bizarre. A 17-foot multicolored giraffe statue and stone-carved knights, yetis and dragons spill out to the sidewalk, turning heads near the corner of Shaw Boulevard and Vandeventer Avenue, not far from the Missouri Botanical Garden...
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Delicious recipes for a last fling with summer
(Column ~ 09/01/18)
Labor Day weekend is upon us and I wonder where summer has gone. For me, the summer went by way too quickly, and now I find myself planning Labor Day weekend menus. Whether you will be staying at home or going to someone else's house for a get together, you might be able to use one or more of these recipes...
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Closet encounters: Organization that needs something
(Community ~ 09/01/18)
Most people don't start out with a messy closet. Even when a closet is carefully organized at the beginning, however, it might not take long for order to turn to chaos. "It's common for clients to struggle with keeping the momentum going," says interior designer Caitlin Murray...
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Prayer 9-2-18
(Prayer ~ 09/01/18)
Father God, thank you for sending your son Jesus so we may have eternal life. Amen.
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For these Newsmakers it's a labor of love
(Column ~ 09/01/18)
Most years, this space is used to talk about the origins of Labor Day. How the first Labor Day celebration was held in New York City in 1882. How progress has been made in labor laws, such as implementing a five-day, 40-hour work week. But are we looking at labor the wrong way? While it’s certainly important to champion labor laws that prevent bad actors from taking advantage of employees, there’s an intrinsic value in work that is to be celebrated...
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Speak Out 9-2-18
(Speak Out ~ 09/01/18)
Admission was free and T-shirts were given to one-third of all fans, and SEMO soccer still couldn't get 900 people in the stands. The Southeast Missourian should put your resources on high school sports because that's what your readers want. Jon Rust's touching tribute to Senator John McCain stood in stark contrast to Mike Jensen's chip-on-his-shoulder screed accusing Democrats in the Senate of exploiting the bipartisan expressions of love for the late senator...
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15 aboard Hawaii flight treated after pepper spray goes off
(National News ~ 09/01/18)
HONOLULU -- A can of pepper spray went off inside a plane headed from Oakland, California, to Maui on Friday, requiring emergency help for several people aboard, Hawaiian Airlines said. Twelve passengers and three flight attendants were treated for respiratory issues and released by emergency responders at the airport in Kahului, Hawaii, airline spokesman Alex Da Silva said...
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Ukraine separatists report death of leader Zakharchenko
(International News ~ 09/01/18)
MOSCOW -- The leader of the Russia-backed separatists fighting in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region was killed Friday by an explosion at a cafe, the separatists' news agency said Friday. Rebel news agency DAN said the afternoon explosion killed Alexander Zakharchenko, 42, the prime minister of the self-declared Donetsk People's Republic. The separatist government's revenue minister, Alexander Timofeev, was severely injured in the blast, Russian news agencies reported...
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Syrians brace as decisive battle for Idlib looms
(International News ~ 09/01/18)
BEIRUT -- Syrian opposition fighters blew up bridges Friday and dug trenches around their bases to impede an anticipated ground offensive on their last major stronghold in the country. They also called on residents to take up arms and support front-line fighters...
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AP sources: Lawyer was told Russia had 'Trump over a barrel'
(National News ~ 09/01/18)
WASHINGTON -- A senior Justice Department lawyer says a former British spy told him at a breakfast meeting two years ago that Russian intelligence believed it had Donald Trump "over a barrel," according to multiple people familiar with the encounter...
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U.S. ends funding of UN agency for Palestinian refugees
(National News ~ 09/01/18)
WASHINGTON -- The United States is ending its decades of funding for the U.N. agency that helps Palestinian refugees, the State Department announced Friday, a week after slashing bilateral U.S. aid for projects in the West Bank and Gaza. The U.S. supplies nearly 30 percent of the total budget of the U.N. ...
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Trump to sign Mexico deal in 90 days; Canada talks to resume
(National News ~ 09/01/18)
WASHINGTON -- Talks to keep Canada in a North American trade bloc broke up Friday and will resume next week with the two longtime allies divided over such issues as Canada's dairy market and U.S. efforts to shield drug companies from generic competition...
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Sex abuse claims raise pressure to reunite migrant families
(National News ~ 09/01/18)
SAN DIEGO -- The Trump administration is under increasing pressure to speed up the reunification of immigrant families it separated at the Mexican border, following allegations three youngsters were sexually abused while in U.S. custody. The government of El Salvador said the three, ages 12 to 17, were victimized at shelters in Arizona, and it asked the U.S. to make their return a priority...
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Kavanaugh, senators prep for marathon confirmation hearing
(National News ~ 09/01/18)
WASHINGTON -- Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh isn't the only one engaging in practice sessions ahead of next week's grueling confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Senators from both parties also are prepping for the four-day marathon -- including Wednesday's multi-hour question-and-answer exchange -- in which Kavanaugh's views on the biggest legal issues of the day are expected to be mined for the conservative judge's approach to the law...
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President, stars join in epic farewell to Queen of Soul
(National News ~ 09/01/18)
DETROIT -- Former presidents and preachers joined a parade of singers Friday in a hip-swaying, piano-pounding farewell to Aretha Franklin, remembering the Queen of Soul as a powerful force for musical and political change and a steadfast friend and family member...
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McCain salute: One of nation's 'bravest souls' in war, peace
(National News ~ 09/01/18)
WASHINGTON -- Congressional leaders saluted John McCain on Friday as a model of service in war and peace and "one of the bravest souls our nation has ever produced," in a memorial ceremony at the heart of the political battlefield where he fought for more than three decades...
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Bradley Gammon
(Obituary ~ 09/01/18)
Bradley Kent Gammon, 63, of Jackson died Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, at his home. He was born Sept. 15, 1954, in Cape Girardeau to Bobby C. and Helen Goad Gammon. He and Tamara M. Whelan were married May 9, 2007, in Cape Girardeau. He was of the Catholic faith...
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Sadie Betts
(Obituary ~ 09/01/18)
Sadie Betts, 103, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018, at Heartland Care and Rehab. A memorial service will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday at House of Prayer Outreach Ministries, 13 N. Sprigg St., in Cape Girardeau, with the Minister Teresa Harris officiating...
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Births 9/2/18
(Births ~ 09/01/18)
Son to Richard and Leslie Jenkins of Jackson, Southeast Hospital, 12:40 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018. Name, Luca Theodore Xavier. Weight, 9 pounds, 9 ounces. Second child, first son. Mrs. Jenkins is the daughter of Stephen and Kaye Brands of Gordonville. She works for Private Correctional Services. Jenkins is employed by Jackson Glass Inc...
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Missouri attorney general sues over deadly duck boat sinking
(State News ~ 09/01/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Attorney General Josh Hawley is suing the owners and operators of a tourist boat that sank in Missouri, killing 17 people. Hawley filed the lawsuit Friday. He alleges the owners and operators of the Ride the Ducks tours put profits above people's safety. His office is suing under the state's consumer-protection law...
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St. Louis prosecutor: Police asked for exclusion list
(State News ~ 09/01/18)
ST. LOUIS -- The top prosecutor in St. Louis said Friday her "exclusion list" of officers who will not be permitted as primary witnesses in criminal cases was requested by the police department itself. Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner's list of 28 officers, announced Thursday, raised concerns from police union leaders and Missouri Attorney Josh Hawley. Gardner has not detailed what specifically landed the officers on the list, citing only credibility issues...
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Kansas City council to revise panhandler ordinance
(State News ~ 09/01/18)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas City officials will revisit a panhandler ordinance after the proposal sparked a debate at a city hearing. The ordinance reviewed at a public hearing Thursday was introduced last week as a pedestrian safety measure, The Kansas City Star reported. ...
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Missouri redistricting initiative facing court challenge
(State News ~ 09/01/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Republican-aligned attorneys urged a judge Friday to block people from voting on a Missouri ballot measure that could upend political power at the Capitol by requiring state legislative districts to be drawn to achieve "partisan fairness" and "competitiveness."...
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