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Mid Continent Steel & Wire donates 1M nails to Jefferson City tornado recovery effort
(Local News ~ 09/25/19)
Mid Continent Steel & Wire has donated 1 million Magnum nails to River City Habitat for Humanity, to support disaster relief efforts in Jefferson City, Missouri. Gov. Mike Parson, Mayor Carrie Tergin and other officials attended a ceremony Sept. 12 to announce the donation, according to a news release. It comes as residents ramp up efforts to rebuild and restore in the wake of a deadly tornado that tore a three-mile path through the area in May...
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Food Truck Friday refuses to be rained out; proceeds benefit BECA scholarship
(Local News ~ 09/25/19)
The smell of crab and hotdogs cut through the scent of rain as patrons lined up under umbrellas and ponchos. A sound system wrapped in trash bags blasted soulful hits from the '70s over the roar of a nearby generator. In spite of the weather, Food Truck Friday powered on...
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SEMO observes Hispanic heritage with month-long celebration
(Local News ~ 09/25/19)
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Southeast established a new scholarship and will host a month-long celebration. A variety of events will take place around campus, including a Tamales and Tortillas Fundraiser, a movie screening of "Coco," Food Truck Friday, an evening of Tapas and Sangria at the River Ridge Winery...
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Southeast alumna gathers school supplies for Afghan children
(Local News ~ 09/25/19)
Southeast Missouri State University alumna Haley Seger recruits students from her alma mater to aid in collecting school supplies for children in the Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. The Army National Guard specialist works with her father Daniel Seger to make the project happen...
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Attorneys fear Russell Bucklew faces 'grotesque' execution
(State News ~ 09/25/19)
ST. LOUIS — Attorneys for a Missouri death row inmate with a rare medical condition say the tracheostomy tube he relies on to breathe increases the risk of a “grotesque execution process” if he is put to death as scheduled Oct. 1. Clemency from Gov. Mike Parson may be the last hope for 51-year-old convicted killer Russell Bucklew. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in April the execution could proceed, and Bucklew’s attorneys haven’t decided whether there is any merit in a state court appeal...
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Christian network helps erase medical debt for many
(Local News ~ 09/25/19)
The good news came a few weeks ago in business-sized, windowed envelopes with a New York return address. At first glance, the envelopes looked like bills of some sort. But instead of invoices, 201 people in Cape Girardeau County found letters in the envelopes telling them their medical debts had been wiped out. ...
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Cape Pride founder Amber Moyers seeks state House seat
(Local News ~ 09/25/19)
Cape Pride founder Amber Moyers will seek a state House seat. Moyers has announced her candidacy for the 147th District seat. The district encompasses Cape Girardeau. Moyers is the third person to enter the race and the only Democrat. The other two candidates are state Sen. Wayne Wallingford and John Voss, which sets up a Republican primary battle next year...
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SEMO sees enrollment decline even with record retention rate
(Local News ~ 09/25/19)
Southeast Missouri State University has fewer students this year than last, fueled by a 9.3% drop in the number of high school students taking college classes. Overall, Southeast’s enrollment, as of the fourth week of classes, declined by 3.9% from fall 2018 to fall 2019, school officials said....
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A pop-themed tale of treachery: 'The Three Musketeers' takes stage Wednesday at SE River Campus
(Local News ~ 09/25/19)
Scads of onstage combat scenes with daggers married to a pop-themed music score justify director Bart Williams’ branding Southeast Missouri State University River Campus’ production of “The Three Musketeers” as being “more like a Marvel movie” than a play. The 16th-century show — written by Ken Ludwig and Alexandre Dumas — debuts at 7:30 p.m. today and continues through 2 p.m. Sunday...
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Quick thoughts as Cards win, Cubs falter and Cape rocks
(Column ~ 09/25/19)
Has there been a more delicious regular season series for the Cardinals this century than their four-game sweep of the Cubs the past weekend? Each white-knuckle game was won by a run -- with the Cards three times taking the lead in their last at bat. ...
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Sponsored: Professional Development
(B Magazine ~ 09/25/19)
Professional development is an important, ongoing part of business success. It should permeate all levels of organizations large and small. And while most employers would agree with the importance, many have come up short with sustained implementation.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/25/19)
Today is Wednesday, Sept. 25, the 268th day of 2019. There are 97 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Sept. 25, 1789, the first United States Congress adopted 12 amendments to the Constitution and sent them to the states for ratification. (Ten of the amendments became the Bill of Rights.)...
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Recurring floods show it's time for a different approach
(Column ~ 09/25/19)
As summer recedes into fall, so too will the vivid images of the record-shattering Mississippi River flooding that once again disrupted lives and livelihoods this year in both Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois. The near-annual summer ritual of volunteers and National Guard troops furiously filling sandbags was little match for 144 consecutive days of flooding that ravaged Alexander County farmland, shut down the Mississippi River bridge in Chester for nearly three weeks, pushed out families from their homes, and forced Illinois commuters to wade through knee-high water along otherwise impassable roads to get to work in Cape Girardeau.. ...
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Google wins on 'right to be forgotten' rules
(International News ~ 09/25/19)
BRUSSELS -- Handing Google a major victory, the European Union's highest court ruled Tuesday the EU's "right to be forgotten" rules allowing people to control what comes up when their name is searched online do not apply outside the 28-nation bloc. Over the past five years, people in Europe have had the right to ask Google and other search engines to delete links to outdated or embarrassing information about themselves, even if it is true. ...
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Volkswagen bosses charged over German diesel scandal
(International News ~ 09/25/19)
BERLIN -- German prosecutors said Tuesday they have charged Volkswagen's current chief executive and chairman as well as its former CEO with market manipulation in connection with the diesel emissions scandal that erupted in 2015. CEO Herbert Diess, chairman Hans Dieter Poetsch, and former chief Martin Winterkorn are accused of deliberately informing markets too late about the huge costs to the company resulting from the scandal, prosecutors in the City of Braunschweig said...
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Hardy scientists trek to last glacier in Venezuela amid chaos
(International News ~ 09/25/19)
MERIDA, Venezuela -- Blackouts shut off the refrigerators where the scientists keep their lab samples. Gas shortages mean they sometimes have to work from home. They even reuse sheets of paper to record field data because fresh supplies are so scarce...
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Zimbabwe's capital has no water for 2M people
(International News ~ 09/25/19)
HARARE, Zimbabwe -- Tempers flared Tuesday as more than 2 million residents of Zimbabwe's capital and surrounding towns found themselves without water after authorities shut down the main treatment plant, raising new fears about disease after a cholera outbreak while the economy crumbles even more...
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U.N. chief warns of a world divided between U.S., China
(International News ~ 09/25/19)
UNITED NATIONS -- U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned global leaders Tuesday of the looming risk of the world splitting in two, with the United States and China creating rival internets, currency, trade, financial rules "and their own zero-sum geopolitical and military strategies."...
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Court: Johnson's suspension of Parliament was illegal
(International News ~ 09/25/19)
LONDON -- In a decision badly undermining Boris Johnson's authority, Britain's highest court ruled unanimously Tuesday the prime minister broke the law by suspending Parliament in a way that squelched legitimate scrutiny of his Brexit plan. The historic move by Britain's Supreme Court offered a ringing endorsement of Parliament's sovereignty and slapped down what it viewed as Johnson's attempt to use executive power to silence the legislature...
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'Way too extreme': Dems warn against moving left
(National News ~ 09/25/19)
BEAVER, Pa. -- The Democrats of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, crowded onto the steps of a local courthouse, dozens of union men protesting a looming power plant closure putting their livelihoods at risk. The crowd was overwhelmingly white and male, and few had college degrees. Left unsaid, at least from the podium, were broader concerns about a national Democratic Party many believe no longer represents them...
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Trump’s Senate GOP allies give OK to $5B wall request
(National News ~ 09/25/19)
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s Senate GOP allies are pushing to give him his full $5 billion request to build about 200 miles of fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border, but the plan ran into immediate opposition from Democrats and is a non-starter with powerful House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. ...
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Official: Vaping cases to multiply
(National News ~ 09/25/19)
WASHINGTON -- The number of vaping-related illnesses in the U.S. could soon climb much higher, a public health official said Tuesday. Dr. Anne Schuchat of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told a congressional subcommittee she believes "hundreds more" lung illnesses have been reported to health authorities since last Thursday, when the CDC put the tally at 530 confirmed and probable cases...
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A spoonful less sugar, tad more fat: US diets still lacking
(National News ~ 09/25/19)
CHICAGO -- Americans' diets are a little less sweet and a little crunchier but there's still too much sugar, white bread and artery-clogging fat, a study suggests. Overall, the authors estimated there was a modest improvement over 16 years on the government's healthy eating index, from estimated scores of 56 to 58. That's hardly cause for celebration -- 100 is the top score...
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Pelosi orders impeachment probe: 'No one is above the law'
(National News ~ 09/25/19)
WASHINGTON -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi launched a formal impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump on Tuesday, yielding to mounting pressure from fellow Democrats and plunging a deeply divided nation into an election-year clash between Congress and the commander in chief...
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Juanita Stilts
(Obituary ~ 09/25/19)
Juanita Stilts, 85, passed away Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, at Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born April 8, 1934, daughter of Franklin and Ethel Arnold Stilts. She is survived by her daughter, Nancy Hisaw of Advance, Missouri; special nephew, Michael (Darlene) Stilts; nieces, Tammy, Stacey, Phoebe, Karen and Judy; sister-in-law, Marie Kelso; and friends, Nedra O'Brien, Betty Haynie, Neola Haynie, Linda (John) Price, Nancy (Dan) Mueller and Caroline (Keith) Price...
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Mary Gonzales
(Obituary ~ 09/25/19)
Mary Jane Green Gonzales, 78, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Sept. 23, 2019, at Monticello House in Jackson. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m., with parish prayers at 7 p.m., followed by a rosary, Thursday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau...
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Stanley Dillow
(Obituary ~ 09/25/19)
Stanley Joseph Dillow, 52, of Scott City died Monday, Sept. 23, 2019, at his home. He was born May 13, 1967, in Cape Girardeau to Walter Dean and Clara Mae Uhrhan Dillow. He was assistant manager at MFA in Chaffee, Missouri. He is survived by his mother, Clara Mae Moore of Scott City; daughter, Cassie (A.J.) Rhyne of Sikeston, Missouri; grandchildren, Allie, Lexi, Taylor and Gavin; sister, Nelda (Rick) Jordan of Scott City; and a niece, Olivia Jordan...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 9/25/19
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/25/19)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Monday n Medical assists were made at 3:26 a.m. on South West End Boulevard, 6:52 a.m. on West Cape Rock Drive, 9:53 a.m. on Brenda Kay Court, 1:55 p.m. on Broadway, 3:29 p.m. on North Fountain Street, 7:25 p.m. on Whitener Street and 8:10 p.m. on South West End Boulevard...
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Prayer 9/25/19
(Prayer ~ 09/25/19)
O Lord Jesus, bless our pastors who stand strong on the Word of God. Amen.
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Speak Out 9/25/19
(Speak Out ~ 09/25/19)
The party of Sen. Robert Byrd and the KKK is raising questions about the integrity of Judge Brett Kavanaugh again and talking about impeachment. Can you see the hypocrisy? I certainly can. Leave Kavanaugh alone. We need more conservative judges to protect the constitution...
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Out of the past: Sept. 25
(Out of the Past ~ 09/25/19)
A special worship service in the morning is held to dedicate the newly renovated sanctuary building of First Baptist Church, 926 Broadway; the work included the renovation of the sanctuary auditorium, reconstructing bathrooms and stairways, installing an elevator and wheelchair lift and building baptismal dressing stalls...
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Drainage work reduces Route N in Scott County
(Local News ~ 09/25/19)
Route N in Scott County, just east of Route K near Scott City, will be reduced to one lane as contractor crews replace a box culvert. A Missouri Department of Transportation news release states travelers should expect various lane closures, with the use of temporary traffic signals...
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Dr. Taylor Bahn Retirement/birthday party
(Submitted Story ~ 09/25/19)
Submitted by Nancy Bahn Dr. L. Taylor Bahn was honored at a recent Retirement/Birthday Party celebrating his birthday and retirement after 35 years as a practicing periodontist in Southeast Missouri. Attended by friends and family, the party was held at the family home Taylor Oaks and hosted by his wife, Nancy, and daughters, Caitlin Weitzel and Dr. Carsen Bahn-Ardoin, and son, Jackson Bahn...
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