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ATMs to volunteers, SEMO District Fair can put a number on it
(Local News ~ 09/14/18)
From trash collection to the sheer number of animals and volunteers, the SEMO District Fair annually amounts to a huge endeavor. Numbers tell the story. n 600: Volunteers it takes to put on the fair n 93,000: Total attendance expected for the eight-day fair that began Saturday...
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Local linemen leaving to help recovery effort
(Local News ~ 09/14/18)
As Hurricane Florence approaches, area professionals are preparing to offer help where they can. Six linemen from the SEMO Electric Cooperative are leaving today for South Carolina at the request of South Carolina-based Santee Electric Cooperative. "Missouri is just answering the call," said SEMO Electric Cooperative manager of external affairs Glen Cantrell Thursday...
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SEMO hits the mark with its cybersecurity accreditation
(Editorial ~ 09/14/18)
Missouri's governor celebrated Southeast Missouri State's accreditation recently in the university's computer science department. Parson was on hand as the university recognized its cybersecurity program, one of only four in the United States to receive the accreditation this month from the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, or ABET, in a pilot program that originated last fall, according to a story reported by Marybeth Niederkorn...
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Add checks to the long list of things gone bye-bye
(Column ~ 09/14/18)
Buggy whips. VCRs. Cassettes. Fedoras. Hitching posts. The list of Things That Everyone Used to Use could go on and on and on. But today let's focus on the venerable check register. You still have a checking account, right? Then you must know what checks are. Otherwise, you would call it the money-waiting-to-be-spent account...
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Prayer 9-14-18
(Prayer ~ 09/14/18)
O Lord Jesus, thank you for peace that passes all understanding. Amen.
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Speak Out 9-14-18
(Speak Out ~ 09/14/18)
Coach Tuke finally got his first "brick" with a win over a team who managed just five wins last year. I hope there's another "brick" coming soon. Come on Cape! There were tumbleweeds blowing through the stands of the SEMO football game. It was parents' weekend, and we still couldn't get a quarter of the stands full. What a shame that this city can't get behind us...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/14/18)
Today is Friday, Sept. 14, the 257th day of 2018. There are 108 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Sept. 14, 1901, President William McKinley died in Buffalo, New York, of gunshot wounds inflicted by an assassin; Vice President Theodore Roosevelt succeeded him...
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Culture & Entertainment Notebook: 30-year SEMO Fair tractor pull volunteers to retire
(Entertainment ~ 09/14/18)
After 30 years of voluntarily overseeing the tractor pulls at the SEMO District Fair in Cape Girardeau, Gary Kight and Sam Below said they are "retiring" after this week. They would still attend the fair in the future, they said, but would no longer be involved with the planning and administrating of events...
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Scientists look to map animals' genes globally
(National News ~ 09/14/18)
A group of scientists unveiled the first results Thursday of an ambitious effort to map the genes of tens of thousands of animal species, a project they said could help save animals from extinction down the line. The scientists are working with the Genome 10,000 consortium on the Vertebrate Genomes Project, which is seeking to map the genomes of all 66,000 species of mammal, bird, reptile, amphibian and fish on Earth. ...
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Ex-Mafia boss sentenced to life in prison
(National News ~ 09/14/18)
BOSTON -- Former New England Mafia boss Francis "Cadillac Frank" Salemme was unrepentant Thursday as he was sentenced to life in prison for the 1993 killing of a nightclub owner, declaring the "real story" will come out one day. Salemme, the 85-year-old onetime head of the New England family of La Cosa Nostra, looked down at the table in front of him and read a document while the children of the man he's convicted of killing described the pain of losing their father and not knowing his whereabouts for more than two decades.. ...
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Apple Watch inches toward becoming a medical device
(Community ~ 09/14/18)
CUPERTINO, Calif. -- Apple is trying to turn its smartwatch from a niche gadget into a lifeline to better health by slowly evolving it into a medical device. In its fourth incarnation, called Series 4 and due out later this month, the Apple Watch will add features allowing it to take high-quality heart readings and detect falls. It's part of Apple's long-in-the-making strategy to give people a distinct reason to buy a wrist gadget largely doing things smartphones already do...
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Gunman kills ex-wife, 4 others and himself in California
(National News ~ 09/14/18)
LOS ANGELES -- A gunman in Southern California fatally shot his ex-wife and a man at a trucking company before chasing after another man, killing him, and then driving to a home where he shot dead a father and daughter in a nearly 40-minute rampage...
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China: Washington wants to resume tariff fight talks
(International News ~ 09/14/18)
BEIJING -- Washington has invited Beijing to hold new talks on their escalating tariff dispute, the Chinese foreign ministry said Thursday, ahead of a decision by President Donald Trump on whether to raise duties on $200 billion of Chinese imports. The announcement followed reports by American and European chambers of commerce foreign companies in China have been hurt by earlier tariff hikes by both sides in the fight over Beijing's technology policy...
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John Legend joins 'The Voice' as coach
(Entertainment ~ 09/14/18)
LOS ANGELES -- Fresh off an Emmy Award win, John Legend is sticking with television and becoming a coach on NBC's "The Voice." Legend won an Emmy on Saturday as a producer of NBC's "Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert," making him an EGOT -- the term for someone who's won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony award, a rare occurrence...
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Florence commences wrath
(National News ~ 09/14/18)
WILMINGTON, N.C. -- The big slosh has begun, and the consequences could be disastrous. Hurricane Florence's leading edge battered the Carolina coast Thursday, bending trees and shooting frothy sea water over streets on the Outer Banks, as the hulking storm closed in with 100 mph winds for a drenching siege that could last all weekend. Tens of thousands were without power...
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Out of the past: Sept. 14
(Out of the Past ~ 09/14/18)
Promus, a Memphis, Tennessee-based gaming company, has decided not to locate a riverboat at the Southeast Missouri Regional Port Authority near Scott City; Promus had been discussing a $30 million project with port officials. Two storm cells bring nearly 1 1/2 inches of rain and wind gusts of up to 35 mph to the Cape Girardeau area in the afternoon, causing scattered power outages and wiping out events at the SEMO District Fair; a moderate-sized crowd attending the fair takes cover in tents and the A.C. ...
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'It looked like Armageddon:' Gas explosions destroy homes near Boston
(National News ~ 09/14/18)
LAWRENCE, Mass. -- A series of gas explosions one official described as "Armageddon" left at least 10 people injured and ignited fires in at least 39 homes in three communities north of Boston on Thursday, forcing entire neighborhoods to evacuate as crews scrambled to fight the flames and turn off gas and electric lines to prevent further damage...
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Trump's tariffs create bind for Hawley
(State News ~ 09/14/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The fate of a Missouri nail manufacturer suffering under President Donald Trump's steel tariffs has put Republican Senate candidate Josh Hawley in a bind between his support for the president's trade strategy and a local plant that says it could be forced to close...
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Holly Thomas
(Obituary ~ 09/14/18)
Holly Ann Thomas, 56, of Oak Ridge passed away Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018, at her home. She was born Jan. 7, 1962, in Cape Girardeau to Floyd "Pete" and LaVerne Lichtenegger Puchbauer. She and David Thomas were married March 6, 1982, at St. John Lutheran Church in Pocahontas, also the church of her baptism and confirmation. She and David were current members of Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim...
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Gordon McCullough
(Obituary ~ 09/14/18)
Gordon Leon McCullough, 65, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018, at his home. He was born July 9, 1953, at Advance, Missouri, the son of Paul and Laveda A. McCullough Stepp Sr. Gordon was a 1971 graduate of Zalma (Missouri) High School. He earned a bachelor's degree from Southeast Missouri State University in 1975. Later, he obtained a Master of Business Administration degree from Central Michigan University...
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John Janssen
(Obituary ~ 09/14/18)
John Richard Janssen, 85, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018, at Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Andrew Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau, with the Rev. John Dehne officiating. Burial will be at Cape County Memorial Park in Cape Girardeau...
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Charles Drew
(Obituary ~ 09/14/18)
Charles Ray Drew, 82, of Delta passed away Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018, at Advance Nursing Center, surrounded by his loving family. He was born June 23, 1936, in Bell City, Missouri to the late Joe and Goldie Arnold Drew. He married Barbara Louise Hurst on Oct. 19, 1957, and she survives of the home...
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Charles Cox
(Obituary ~ 09/14/18)
Charles Basil Cox, 64, of Jackson died Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018, at the home of his mother-in-law in Cape Girardeau. He was born Sept. 11, 1954, in Cape Girardeau to Charles Bernard and Wanda Gross Cox. He and Gina Seabaugh were married May 28, 2004, at Cape Girardeau...
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John Baker
(Obituary ~ 09/14/18)
John A. Baker, 75, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018, at his home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Joe Rowley officiating. Entombment will be at Cape County Memorial Park Mausoleum in Cape Girardeau, with full military honors...
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Weekend Outlook: Chill outside before it gets chilly outside
(Entertainment ~ 09/14/18)
Cooler temps are gradually making their presence known throughout Southeast Missouri, but there's still plenty to do outside. Don't binge on lunch today; save some room for the all-you-can-eat fish at Scott City Assembly of God. It comes with all the fixin's, too...
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In response to canceled Trump rally protest, ticket claims
(Column ~ 09/14/18)
Recently I sent an email to the members of Cape Girardeau County Democrats, and it was released to conservative news media, generating a storm of emotions. I suggested that anyone interested could protest the now-canceled Trump rally by getting, but not using, tickets. ...
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JT PAYNE WINS THE 2018 SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500® MISSOURI REGIONAL
(Submitted Story ~ 09/14/18)
JT PAYNE WINS THE 2018 SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500® MISSOURI REGIONAL Fenton – The 2018 SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500® Missouri Regional Series has come to a close and mason JT Payne and mason tender Jake Payne of Foeste Masonry won it all. Now they head to Las Vegas to compete in the SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 World Championship next January at the World of Concrete. ...
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Grandparent's Day at Guardian Angel
(Submitted Story ~ 09/14/18)
The national Grandparent's Day is celebrated annually on the second Sunday in September. At Guardian Angel School in Oran, the students celebrated with their grandparents &/or their special someone on Thursday, September 13. The special day began with Mass at Guardian Angel Church, where it was the Fourth grade students turn to participate in the Mass parts. ...
- Ata Legends Martial Arts (Submitted Story ~ 09/14/18)
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