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Notre Dame boys basketball team makes strides with conference win over New Madrid County Central
(High School Sports ~ 12/16/15)
Notre Dame junior Blake Bauwens finished with a game-high 28 points, leading the Bulldogs to a 72-63 win over New Madrid Country Central in Thursday's SEMO Conference action at Notre Dame Regional High School.
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St. Louis council weigh NFL stadium financing to keep Rams
(State News ~ 12/16/15)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis city council members met Tuesday to consider the city's share of funding for a new football stadium -- a $150 million commitment likely to make or break the effort to keep the NFL in St. Louis. The funding would help pay for a $1 billion stadium along the Mississippi River, north of the Gateway Arch, either to retain the Rams or to attract a new team if owner Stan Kroenke moves the franchise to Los Angeles...
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Suspect in recent Cape shooting turns himself in to police
(Local News ~ 12/16/15)
Tahjay D. Matthews, 21, of Cape Girardeau was arrested after turning himself in just before midnight Monday on suspicion of shooting Brujae Lane in the back Dec. 11. Matthews is charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action, both felonies...
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Cape Girardeau readies for downtown sidewalk project
(Local News ~ 12/16/15)
Longtime jeweler Kent Zickfield has operated a store on Cape Girardeau's Main Street for decades. The city's plan to spruce up downtown with new sidewalks, lighting, benches, walkways and green space will mean some construction headaches for its businesses next year and challenges for customers trying to get to stores...
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Perry County coroner resigns a day after vowing to stay
(Local News ~ 12/16/15)
Perry County Coroner Herbert Miller tendered his resignation Tuesday morning, effective immediately. Miller, sentenced Friday to five years of supervised probation and $80,000 restitution after an Oct. 16 conviction of felony financial exploitation of the elderly, had said Monday he intended to remain coroner...
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New construction declines in area
(Local News ~ 12/16/15)
The number of new homes and businesses being built in Cape Girardeau and Jackson dropped this year. Because a few weeks remain in the year, the results aren't final. But with the totals through October in Cape Girardeau and through November in Jackson, 2015 is turning out to be a less eventful year in the development services office than in previous years...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 12/16/15)
Today in History Today is Wednesday, Dec. 16, the 350th day of 2015. There are 15 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 16, 1773, the Boston Tea Party took place as American colonists boarded a British ship and dumped more than 300 chests of tea into Boston Harbor to protest tea taxes...
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Reach for a skirt for the holiday-party circuit
(Community ~ 12/16/15)
NEW YORK -- December is a busy month for holiday parties and that inevitable task of trying to make your wardrobe stretch without breaking the bank on fancy dresses you'll wear rarely the rest of the year. Why not turn to skirt dressing instead? Look no further than Kim Kardashian and other influencers, including Lydia Hearst and Alexa Chung, for ways to elevate a skirt...
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Fossil fuels: Obama's enemy No. 1
(Column ~ 12/16/15)
We are clearly a nation at war. Absent a legal declaration, we still find ourselves facing an enemy hellbent on our destruction and more than willing to sacrifice their lives in their quest for domination. Yet, though we have an undeclared war against ISIS, we have declared all-out war against the ravages of climate change...
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Toybox, elderly deadlines quickly approaching
(Editorial ~ 12/16/15)
Santa Claus will deliver Christmas gifts to more than 1,200 local children, thanks to the Cape Jaycees, which collects gifts and monetary donations for children in need. The deadline to contribute to the 41st annual Toybox program is fast approaching -- just two days away, on Dec. 18...
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Ex-treasurer must pay back $10,877 to booster club
(Local News ~ 12/16/15)
ST. CHARLES, Mo. -- A St. Charles woman who stole nearly $11,000 from a high school booster club won't do jail time for the crime, but she's required to pay back the money. Jane Elizabeth Windorski, 45, pleaded guilty to felony theft and was sentenced to five years in jail but with a suspended sentence. Also at a hearing last week, she was given two years to pay back the $10,877 taken from the St. Charles High School Booster Club...
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Henry Jaschke
(Obituary ~ 12/16/15)
GULF BREEZE, Fla. -- Henry Wilson Jaschke, 91, of Gulf Breeze passed peacefully in his sleep Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015. He was born Oct. 3, 1924, in Beckemeyer, Illinois, to George and Laura (Fehring) Jaschke. At the age of 3, he and his family moved to Toledo, Ohio...
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Jon Abernathy
(Obituary ~ 12/16/15)
Jon Mark Abernathy, 61, of Jackson died Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born April 15, 1954, in Cape Girardeau to Leroy Linus and Patsy Jean Clingingsmith Abernathy. Jon graduated from Jackson High School. He worked at Lenco Inc. in Jackson for over 41 years. He was a welder by trade. He also worked as a blacksmith and loved to do leather crafts...
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Michael Herwig
(Obituary ~ 12/16/15)
Michael Maurice Herwig, 63, of Cape Girardeau passed away Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015, at his home. He was born Sept. 16, 1952, in Cape Girardeau, the son of Maurice Vincent and Oma Lee Mabrey Herwig. He and Janice Miller were married, and to this union two children were born...
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DeMarcus Huddleston
(Obituary ~ 12/16/15)
MURPHYSBORO, Ill. -- DeMarcus Rontez "DMarc" Huddleston, 25, formerly of Jackson, passed away Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015, as the result of a car accident near his home in Murphysboro. He was born Feb. 3, 1990, in Kennett, Missouri, to DeWande Marie Huddleston and Dary Wayne McIntyre Sr...
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Births 12/16/15
(Births ~ 12/16/15)
Daughter to Scott Allen and Alinea Ehlers of Perryville, Missouri, Saint Francis Medical Center, 4:32 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015. Name, Lilly Aleina. Weight, 8 pounds, 6 ounces. First child. Mrs. Ehlers is the former Alinea Angeles, daughter of Fernando Angeles and Gloria Angeles, both of Tarlac City, Philippines. ...
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Winston Williford Jr.
(Obituary ~ 12/16/15)
Winston "J.R." Oliver Williford Jr., 18, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015, at his home. He was born July 1, 1997, in Cape Girardeau to Winston Sr. and Pam Crowley Williford. Survivors include his mother, Pam; a brother, J.D. (Micah) Mungle; a nephew, Elijah O.J. Mungle; maternal grandparents, Edgar and Maxine Haney; and a host of other family and friends...
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Out of the past: Dec. 16
(Out of the Past ~ 12/16/15)
The chancel and bell choirs of Grace United Methodist Church present a Christmas cantata during morning worship services. The cantata features traditional carols, Bible readings and congregational singing; soloist is Mike Dumey. A memorial fund has been established for Col. Louis Unfer Jr., in care of Grace United Methodist Church. Funds are being raised to cover the cost of a flag pole, which will be erected at the church where Unfer was an active member for 30 years...
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Driver dodges death when large metal beam pierces windshield
(National News ~ 12/16/15)
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Northern California authorities said a driver is lucky to be alive after a large metal beam pierced the windshield of his SUV on a San Jose freeway. San Jose Fire Department Capt. Christopher Salcido said the beam fell off a flatbed truck, crashing through the windshield and lodging itself into the driver's seat of the BMW...
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Leading seafood boss says shrimp probe 'wake-up call'
(International News ~ 12/16/15)
BANGKOK -- The president of one of the world's biggest seafood exporters expressed frustration and promised change Tuesday after saying an Associated Press investigation that linked slave-peeled shrimp to his company should be a "wake-up call" to the industry...
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Ex-Subway pitchman Jared Fogle appealing child porn sentence
(National News ~ 12/16/15)
INDIANAPOLIS -- Former Subway pitchman Jared Fogle is appealing the more than 15-year prison sentence he received for possessing child pornography and having sex with underage prostitutes, which was longer than the maximum term prosecutors agreed to pursue as part of his plea deal...
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New York, Los Angeles schools receive same email threat
(National News ~ 12/16/15)
LOS ANGELES -- The nation's two biggest school systems -- New York City and Los Angeles -- received threats Tuesday of a large-scale jihadi attack with guns and bombs, and Los Angeles reacted by shutting down the entire district, while New York dismissed the warning as an amateurish hoax and held class as usual...
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Backlash begins over University of Missouri protest response
(State News ~ 12/16/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Two Missouri legislators propose universities revoke the scholarships of athletes if they go on strike. Another proposes mandatory classes on free speech for all students. And state legislative leaders said funding for the University of Missouri could be cut...
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Incumbents file for re-election to Cape, Jackson school boards
(Local News ~ 12/16/15)
Three incumbent school board members in Cape Girardeau and Jackson filed for re-election Tuesday, the first day for filing for school-board candidates in Missouri. Incumbents Jeff Glenn and Adrian Toole filed as candidates for three-year terms on the Cape Girardeau School Board...
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Perryville announces holiday trash schedule
(Local News ~ 12/16/15)
The city of Perryville, Missouri, has announced its holiday trash and recycling collection schedule. Over the Christmas holiday, Ward 3's trash will be collected Monday instead of Dec. 24, according to the city's website. Ward 1's trash will be collected Tuesday, and Ward 2's trash will be collected Dec. 23...
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Freddie Gray jurors deadlocked, judge says keep deliberating
(National News ~ 12/16/15)
BALTIMORE -- Jurors said they were deadlocked Tuesday as they weighed manslaughter and other charges against a police officer in the death of Freddie Gray. The judge told them to keep deliberating, and they went home for the night without reaching a verdict...
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Cruz, Rubio clash; Trump defends Muslim ban
(National News ~ 12/16/15)
LAS VEGAS -- In a presidential race reshaped by national security fears, Sens. Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio clashed over U.S. military intervention, government spying on Americans' communications and immigration Tuesday night, as front-runner Donald Trump defended his provocative call for banning Muslims from the United States...
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Patton man accused of rape of 68-year-old woman
(Local News ~ 12/16/15)
Larry Don James, 50, of Patton, Missouri, was arrested Friday on felony charges of first-degree rape, first-degree sodomy, first-degree elder abuse and incest. At 3:17 a.m. Nov. 27, Bollinger County sheriff's deputies went to a home in rural Bollinger County to investigate a report of rape, deputy Matthew Kight wrote in a probable-cause statement. ...
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SEMO Regents approve online tuition change, reduce fee for online nursing program
(Local News ~ 12/16/15)
The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents approved single tuition rates for online degree students at its meeting Tuesday. In addition, as part of the measure, the board reduced the per-credit-hour program fee for the online registered-nurse to bachelor of science nursing program from $100 to $20 as recommended by the university administration...
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Man gets 30 years for sodomy of 2-year-old, says he'll 'fight this for the rest of my life'
(Local News ~ 12/16/15)
Travis Sintell Turner, 34, Cape Girardeau, was sentenced to 30 years in the Missouri Department of Corrections Tuesday in Scott County Circuit Court. Turner was convicted of felony statutory sodomy on Nov. 4; a jury found that Turner convinced his 2-year-old daughter to perform a sex act on him in 2012...
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Misdemeanor case in Cape escalates into several felonies
(Local News ~ 12/16/15)
What started as a misdemeanor assault case ended in a bevy of charges, including felonies, against Donald Ray Stanford, 48, of Cape Girardeau. Stanford is charged with felony elder abuse, felony armed criminal action, misdemeanor domestic assault, felony second-degree assault of a cable worker and three counts of misdemeanor assault on emergency personnel...
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Ryan tells GOP there's agreement on spending, tax-cut deal
(National News ~ 12/16/15)
WASHINGTON -- House Speaker Paul Ryan announced late Tuesday an agreement between congressional leaders and the White House on a year-end tax and spending package. The deal would fund the government through the 2016 budget year, raise domestic and defense spending and increase the deficit by hundreds of billions of dollars by extending popular tax credits without paying for them...
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High school roundup: Saxony Lutheran boys basketball team improves to 6-0
(High School Sports ~ 12/16/15)
All scores were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Tuesday.
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Southeast Missouri State women's basketball player Imani Johnson named OVC Freshman of the Week
(College Sports ~ 12/16/15)
Southeast women's basketball Southeast Missouri State forward Imani Johnson was announced as the Ohio Valley Conference's Freshman of the Week on Tuesday morning. Johnson, a 6-foot redshirt freshman forward, averaged 14 points and seven rebounds in games against Lipscomb and Central Arkansas last week...
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Thursday game against Bucs could be Rams' last in St. Louis
(Professional Sports ~ 12/16/15)
ST. LOUIS -- The Rams play their season home finale on Thursday night against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. If the past is any indication, what could be the franchise's swan song in St. Louis will be lightly attended. If this is the end of the 21-year run, fans can always remember the "Greatest Show on Turf," a Super Bowl championship, the handful of years that Mike Martz referred to as a "special place in time." When Dick Vermeil came to town a few months ago, he got the rock star treatment on the Lambert International Airport concourse, which prompted a tinge of regret for his long-ago decision to abruptly retire not long after Mike Jones' title-saving tackle against the Titans in the title game.. ...
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Blues erase deficit, beat Jets 4-3 on late goal from Stastny
(Professional Sports ~ 12/16/15)
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) -- Paul Stastny scored the tiebreaking goal with 3:38 left in regulation, and the St. Louis Blues fought back from a two-goal deficit to defeat the Winnipeg Jets 4-3 on Tuesday night. After Jets forward Mark Scheifele hit the post with a shot, the Blues moved the puck the other way and Vladimir Tarasenko fed a pass across to Stastny. He put a shot off the post and past rookie goalie Connor Hellebuyck...
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Man charged after proposing on freeway
(Local News ~ 12/16/15)
HOUSTON -- A Houston man risks a jail term after he stopped traffic on a busy interstate highway Sunday to propose marriage to his girlfriend, Michelle Wycoff, amid a cacophony of angry shouts and truck and car horns. Wycoff said yes to Vidal Valladares, who was charged Tuesday with obstructing a roadway, a Class B misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in jail and a fine of up to $2,000...
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Nation, world briefs 12/16/15
(National News ~ 12/16/15)
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Projecting its ambition for regional leadership, Saudi Arabia said Tuesday it has lined up most of the Arab world, NATO member Turkey and several African and Asian countries behind a vaguely defined "Islamic military alliance" against terrorists. ...
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Use the force: Designers channel their 'Star Wars' geekdom for charity with special fashion auction
(Community ~ 12/16/15)
NEW YORK -- Chewbacca never had it so good. The ultra-hairy "Star Wars" character isn't known for his fashion sensibility, but he was the inspiration for not one but two highly furry ensembles displayed Dec. 1 by designers indulging their inner "Star Wars" geekdom with new looks -- to be auctioned off for charity -- as fans hotly await the seventh installment this week, "Star Wars: The Force Awakens."...
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Mary Andrews
(Obituary ~ 12/16/15)
CHANDLER, Ariz. -- Mary K. Kotsaqis Andrews, 87, of Chandler, formerly of Perryville, Missouri, died Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015, at Brookdale North Chandler in Chandler. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday and from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. Saturday at Young and Sons Funeral Home...
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Jackson police report 12/16/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/16/15)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Summons n John W. Pletka, 20, of Cape Girardeau was issued a summons for operating a motor vehicle while his operator's license was suspended. Burglary n Burglary was reported in the 200 block of South High Street...
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Cape Girardeau police report 12/16/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/16/15)
Cape Girardeau The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Savannah M. McDowell, 17, of Burfordville and a 16-year-old girl were arrested on suspicion of stealing cosmetics at Wal-Mart, 3439 William St...
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Jackson fire report 12/16/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/16/15)
Jackson The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls. Monday n A still alarm on Adams Street. n A still alarm on Ridgeway Drive. Tuesday n A medical assist on East Jackson Boulevard. n A public-service call on East Deerwood Drive...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 12/16/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/16/15)
Cape Girardeau The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Monday: n Medical assists at 2:15 a.m. on North Silver Springs Road; 7:56 a.m. on Albert Rasche Drive; 8:23 a.m. on Kingsbury Road; 8:59 a.m. on North West End Boulevard; 10:11 a.m. on North Kingshighway; 10:40 a.m. on William Street; 2:21 p.m. on North Main Street; 4:21 p.m. on North Fountain Street; 6:31 p.m. on Brenda Kay Court; 6:52 p.m. on Whitener Street; and 7:48 p.m. on Bloomfield Road...
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Prayer 12/16/15
(Prayer ~ 12/16/15)
O God, thank you that all the promises you have made are "yes" in Christ. Amen.
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Street Style: The best time of year for style
(Column ~ 12/16/15)
Happy holidays, everyone! This has to be the best time of the year for style. Everyone decides to spruce up their homes and their wardrobes for holiday parties and family gatherings. Cape Girardeau practically turns into a Hallmark card. Let's not forget Jackson's beautiful historic uptown, where I grew up. Everyone is festive and showing off their best looks of the season...
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Freddy Wren
(Obituary ~ 12/16/15)
Freddy Wren, 68, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015, at his home. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Funeral Home. The time and place of his funeral service have been changed to noon Saturday at the funeral home...
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