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Noranda plans upgrade at SE Missouri plant
(Local News ~ 07/26/13)
NEW MADRID, Mo. (AP) -- Noranda Aluminum Holding Corp. is expanding its plant in the southeast Missouri town of New Madrid, an expansion expected to create 29 jobs. Gov. Jay Nixon joined Noranda officials on Friday in New Madrid for the announcement...
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Ride of the Week: Chevrolet Camaro
(Submitted Story ~ 07/26/13)
Make and model: Chevrolet Camaro Owner(s): Chase Hogue Owner's hometown: Jackson Ported Throttle Body, RS Package, 2012 Transformers Edition, K&N Intake system, Cherry Bomb Extreme axle-back exhaust My car's name: Bee I saw this car in the 3rd transformers movie, Transformers:Dark of the Moon. As soon as I saw that the stripe scheme was different from a regular Camaro, I knew that I would have to have that car in my garage...
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Regents to consider contracts for River Campus expansion
(Local News ~ 07/26/13)
The approval of a contract for new construction at the River Campus will be considered tomorrow during a meeting of the Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents. The meeting is scheduled for 9 a.m. in room 335 of Kent Library where the regents will be meeting via a special teleconference...
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Son sent to prison, father awaits sentence in Bollinger County shooting
(Local News ~ 07/26/13)
One man was sentenced to prison and another awaits sentencing in a Bollinger County shooting case. Robert Keller Morgan, 24, and his father Robert Edward Morgan, 58, were both facing charges after the March shooting of the son's wife in rural Bollinger County...
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Monia granted change of judge
(Local News ~ 07/26/13)
BENTON, Mo. -- The case against Keith Monia is headed to a different judge, and it could end up in a different county altogether if the new judge approves a request for a change of venue. Monia was indicted May 16 in Scott County Circuit Court on two counts each of forgery and financial exploitation of the elderly. He is accused of defrauding a Scott City couple of $220,000 by leading them to believe he would invest the money in annuities for them...
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Cardinals upend Phillies 3-1
(Professional Sports ~ 07/26/13)
ST. LOUIS -- Lance Lynn knew from the first pitch on Thursday that his recent struggles were over for at least one game. The St. Louis right-hander bounced back from a frustrating stretch to allow one run over seven innings and the Cardinals scored three times in the third inning of a 3-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies...
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Walk-off loss puts Jackson Legion in a tough position
(Community Sports ~ 07/26/13)
The Festus Post 253 Senior American Legion baseball team might not be as powerful this year as in some recent seasons. But the tradition-rich squad can never be counted out. Festus once again made that crystal clear Thursday, stunning host Jackson with a two-run ninth-inning rally to win 5-4 in a winners bracket semifinal of the zone 4 tournament...
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Optimism abounds for rebuilding Rams
(Professional Sports ~ 07/26/13)
ST. LOUIS -- James Laurinaitis was optimistic as he joined the St. Louis Rams in 2009, though they were coming off a two-win season. This summer, he truly believes he's part of a team poised to turn the corner. "Oh absolutely. Absolutely," the middle linebacker said after the first full-squad training camp practice Thursday night. "I was genuinely excited last year, same thing this year...
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Great Race
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/26/13)
this photo was from the Great Race in Cape Girardeau MO
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After three-year experiment, higher ed partnership continues
(Local News ~ 07/26/13)
When the Cape Girardeau Partnership for Higher Education was created in 2010 among Southeast Missouri State University, Mineral Area College and Three Rivers College, it was given a three-year minimum to determine whether it would be a success. The conclusion of the 2012-2013 academic year marked the end of the partnership's third year, and enrollment efforts for the fourth year already have begun. ...
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Spring-like temperatures in July in Southeast Missouri
(Local News ~ 07/26/13)
Anyone who has experienced one knows that late July in Southeast Missouri is just about the height of uncomfortable-weather season. Excessive heat and humidity, combined with cloudless sunny skies changing in a snap to downpours that cause the streets to steam, are usually enough to keep most people holed up in the closest room with an air conditioner...
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Dinner Time
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/26/13)
hummingbird at feeder in my backyard
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Great-Gramma K & Natalie
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/26/13)
Our granddaughter Mandi and her family came to visit us from WI. After eating, our great-granddaughter Natalie and I enjoyed sitting in the rocking chairs on Cracker Barrell's front porch.
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God's Promise
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/26/13)
I took a picture of this rainbow as we crossed over I-55 on Bloomfield Rd.
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Pastels on the Mississippi River
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/26/13)
My husband, Carl, and I enjoy driving to the River and watching the boats go by. I thought the sky was especially beautiful this day as it was reflecting on the River.
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Scott City All Stars take 1st place
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/26/13)
The Scott City All Star Team recently took 1st place in the Advance 8U Baseball Tournament. They finished the tournament with a record of 6-1. Front row: Jaeden Hall, Lane Holder, Chevy Cowell, Luke Holder, Tyson Underwood . Middle row: Matthew Jenkins, Colin Blalock, Cole Hobeck, Devin Keller, Tyler Braun, Chase Venable...
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$1.5M grant helps expansion of Perryville industrial park
(Local News ~ 07/26/13)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- The planned expansion of a Southeast Missouri industrial park is getting a boost from the federal government. The U.S. Department of Commerce on Thursday announced a $1.5 million grant to help build a roadway for the Perryville Industrial Park in Perry County.
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Uncertainty reigns in food stamp, farm bills
(Local News ~ 07/26/13)
After the U.S. House of Representatives passed a farm bill earlier this month, its new quest is to vote on a bill for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which was separated from the House's new farm bill for the first time in decades. The farm bill passed the House along party lines, 216-208, and no Democrats voted for the bill that lacked food stamp funding. The bill awaits Senate consideration...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 07/26/13)
Today is Friday, July 26, the 207th day of 2013. There are 158 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 26, 1953, Fidel Castro began his revolt against Fulgencio Batista with an unsuccessful attack on an army barracks in eastern Cuba. Castro ousted Batista in 1959...
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Something spooky is going on, and I know what it is
(Column ~ 07/26/13)
Don't panic, but something strange is happening to Cape Girardeau, and I think I have an explanation. Remember last year's drought? Remember the storm patterns as low-pressure systems and weather fronts moved across Southeast Missouri? I told you then something wasn't right. But now I think I can put my finger on the reason...
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Weekend events
(Editorial ~ 07/26/13)
It's time to enjoy another weekend, and there are plenty of local options worth considering. Here are a few:n Homecomers continues through Saturday. Though rain dampened opening night, the cooler temperatures this week have been a blessing. Take some time to enjoy the festivities in Jackson...
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Speak Out 7/26/13
(Speak Out ~ 07/26/13)
I imagine the political pressure on you not to do so was tremendous. Therefore, I would like to thank the Cape Girardeau Public Library and, presumably, other area libraries for courageously making available to patrons accurate information about the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare...
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1 killed, 1 injured in ATV wreck
(State News ~ 07/26/13)
FARMINGTON, Mo. -- A Missouri man is dead and another is badly hurt after an all-terrain vehicle accident. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said the accident happened at 8:20 p.m. Wednesday on Highway 221 in St. Francois County, and the ATV went out of control, left the road and struck a pole before flipping into a ditch...
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Probe of deadly derailment in Spain focuses on train speed
(International News ~ 07/26/13)
SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain -- By all accounts, the train was going way too fast as it curled around a gentle bend. Then in an instant, one car tumbled off the track, followed by the rest of the locomotive. The derailment sent pieces of the train plowing across the ground in a ghastly jumble of smashed metal, dirt and smoke...
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Many are mystified by wife's loyalty to Weiner
(National News ~ 07/26/13)
NEW YORK -- When Huma Abedin first started getting media attention years ago, some people couldn't help but wonder what this beautiful, ambitious woman with high-fashion sense and a world-class Rolodex saw in Anthony Weiner. That's a question New Yorkers might be asking themselves again after revelations that Weiner, now a candidate for mayor of New York, didn't immediately give up his habit of sending sexual pictures and messages to female fans after his humiliating resignation from Congress in 2011.. ...
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Obama says Republican opposition to debt limit ‘deadbeat'
(National News ~ 07/26/13)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Casting House Republicans as stubborn deadbeats, President Barack Obama sought Thursday to discredit House Republicans in upcoming fiscal fights by painting them as roadblocks to a thriving middle class. With Obama and Congress approaching all-too-familiar showdowns over spending levels and the nation's borrowing limit, Obama used a visit to a seaside port in Florida to argue that the nation's economic agenda should be immune to the partisan backbiting he faulted Republicans for instigating.. ...
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Renowned sex researcher Virginia Johnson dies
(State News ~ 07/26/13)
ST. LOUIS -- Virginia Johnson, part of the husband-wife research team that transformed the study of sex in the 1960s and wrote two best-selling books on sexuality, has died in St. Louis. She was 88. The pioneering sex researcher died Wednesday at an assisted living facility after suffering complications from various illnesses, said her son, Scott Johnson...
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Out of the past 7/26/13
(Out of the Past ~ 07/26/13)
The city of Scott City has "declared war" on an attempt by the Cape Girardeau City Council to annex a strip of land along Interstate 55 from the Scott-Cape Girardeau county line southward to near the Scott City city limits at Ramsey Creek; Scott City officials plan to hold a public meeting Aug. 8 to explain the situation to citizens and to formulate plans to oppose the annexation...
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Woman arraigned on fraud charges
(Local News ~ 07/26/13)
A Poplar Bluff, Mo., woman was arraigned in federal court Thursday morning after her recent indictment on multiple counts of fraudulent bank loans totaling more than $100,000. Jessica Elizabeth Conley, 40, made her initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Lewis Blanton on Wednesday afternoon, according to special assistant U.S. attorney Tim Willis, who appeared for assistant U.S. attorney Morley Swingle...
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Blue Book photo contest submission deadline Monday
(Local News ~ 07/26/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Secretary of State Jason Kander is reminding Missouri residents of the 5 p.m. Monday deadline for submitting photos in the "Remembering Harry" Blue Book photo contest. Entries can be submitted by either mail or email and should draw on one or more themes found in three categories, all quotations from President Harry Truman, whom the contest honors:...
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Road work 7/26/13
(Local News ~ 07/26/13)
Pavement work reduces Route MM in Bollinger County All work is weather permitting. Work zones will be marked with signs. Motorists are urged to use caution while traveling near those areas. For more information, contact MoDOT's Customer Service Center at 888-275-6636 or visit modot.org/southeast...
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Births 7/26/13
(Births ~ 07/26/13)
Son to Adam Gregory and Whitney Jean Embick of Springfield, Ill., Memorial Medical Center, 5:14 p.m. Friday, July 12, 2013. Name, Mason Gregory. Weight, 7 pounds, 1 ounce. First child. Mrs. Embick is the former Whitney Werner, daughter of Randy Werner and Connie Werner of Jackson. She is a physical therapist with Alliance Rehab. Embick is the son of Greg and Pam Embick of Collinsville, Ill. He is employed by Covidien...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 7/26/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/26/13)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Wednesday:...
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Cape Girardeau police report 7/26/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/26/13)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Dorothy Pobst
(Obituary ~ 07/26/13)
Dorothy E. Pobst, 91, of Cape Girardeau passed away Thursday, July 25, 2013, at Fountainbleau Lodge. She was born March 18, 1922, in Bertrand, Mo., to Robert L. and Mary Edith Johnson Thomason. She and Lawrence Pobst Jr. of Commerce, Mo., were married July 2, 1949, in Charleston, Mo. He preceded her in death Sept. 1, 1999. They lived on their farm in Commerce from 1949 until 1997...
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Harlan Hager
(Obituary ~ 07/26/13)
Harlan "Bud" Hager, 87, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, July 25, 2013, at Missouri Veterans Home. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Judith Coleman
(Obituary ~ 07/26/13)
ELCO, Ill. -- Judith Sue Coleman, 72, of Elco died Thursday, July 25, 2013, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Dec. 10, 1940, in Cairo, Ill., daughter of Miles and Roberta Cantrell Coleman. Coleman was a member of Elco Methodist Church, where she had been organist and song leader. She was a graduate of Alexander County Central High School and McKendree College where she majored in music...
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Juror says she owes Trayvon Martin's parents apology
(National News ~ 07/26/13)
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The second juror to speak publicly told ABC News in an interview made available Thursday that she feels George Zimmerman got away with murder for fatally shooting Trayvon Martin, but there wasn't enough evidence at trial to convict him under Florida law...
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Starting high school later may help sleepy teens
(National News ~ 07/26/13)
NEW YORK -- Quinn Cooney of Mill Creek, Wash., is excited about starting high school in September, but she's not looking forward to waking up at 5:30 a.m. to arrive on time. Classes for ninth-graders start at 7:30 a.m., 45 minutes earlier than they did in middle school...
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Jackson walks off with Game 1 win
(Community Sports ~ 07/26/13)
Trent Wills didn't recall ever having a walk-off hit before. Wills came through with one Thursday -- and thankfully for the Jackson Post 158 Senior American Legion baseball team. Otherwise there is no telling how long the opening game of the Zone 4 tournament would have gone...
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Capahas enter World Series on a winning roll
(Community Sports ~ 07/26/13)
Jess Bolen entered his 47th year as the Plaza Tire Capahas' manager facing plenty of question marks regarding his squad. Bolen received most of the answers he was looking for as the Capahas put together a stellar regular season, going 28-3. "To be honest with you I didn't think we'd do as well as we have," Bolen said. "I sure didn't think we'd only have three losses. They've surprised me. But the guys have done a really good job."...
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Eureka rolls in its opener
(Community Sports ~ 07/26/13)
The Eureka Post 177 Senior American Legion baseball team flexed its muscles during Thursday's opening round of the Zone 4 tournament. Eureka, which won regular-season and tournament titles in the competitive District 10 that covers most of St. Louis County, thumped District 10 rival Creve Coeur Post 397 11-2 at Whitey Herzog Stadium in Jackson...
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Obama administration strikes back against court's Voting Rights Act ruling
(National News ~ 07/26/13)
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration opened an aggressive new front in the battle over voter protection Thursday, singling out Texas for legal action and promising broader efforts to come after last month's Supreme Court ruling that wiped out a major provision of the Voting Rights Act...
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UN: More than 100,000 people killed in Syria
(International News ~ 07/26/13)
The number of dead in Syria's civil war has passed 100,000, the U.N. chief said Thursday, calling for urgent talks on ending 2 1/2 years of violence even as President Bashar Assad's government blasted the United States as an unsuitable peace broker...
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Prayer 7//1326
(Prayer ~ 07/26/13)
Lord Jesus, thank you for grace that we can have eternal life through you. Amen.
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Honoring Korean War veterans
(Column ~ 07/26/13)
Sixty years ago this month, the fighting ended in a war that, today, many Americans know little about. Thousands of young Missourians who fought bravely on the Korean peninsula to halt unprovoked aggression and to defend freedom came home to farms, small towns and big cities across our diverse state. ...
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ARTifacts 7/26/13
(Entertainment ~ 07/26/13)
The Southeast Missouri Arts Council, 32 N. Main St., in Cape Girardeau will host a reception for the students of Southeast Missouri State University's 2013 Summer Art Academy from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday. The show will be on display through Aug. 31. This year's Summer Art Academy featured an extensive list of workshop offerings by 13 local elementary and high school art teachers and professors at the university. ...
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Artisan returns to making stained glass after stroke
(Entertainment ~ 07/26/13)
Creating exceptional stained-glass artwork requires patience and the ability to master a tedious and exacting process. Some even may take lessons to acquire the necessary skills involved. But for Wilma Stratton, who produces and sells stained-glass pieces from her Cape Girardeau home, the process comes natural...
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Burka Avenger emerges as new hero for young girls
(Entertainment ~ 07/26/13)
ISLAMABAD -- Wonder Woman and Supergirl now have a Pakistani counterpart in the pantheon of female superheroes -- one who shows a lot less skin. Meet "Burka Avenger," a mild-mannered teacher with secret martial arts skills who uses a flowing black burka to hide her identity as she fights local thugs seeking to shut down the girls' school where she works...
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BEST BET: 'Strawberry Ridge'
(Entertainment ~ 07/26/13)
The River City Players are back on the stage at Port Cape Girardeau's Yacht Club this weekend with "Strawberry Ridge," an original comedy by Dr. Roseanna Whitlow-Greenwood. "Strawberry Ridge" tells the story of a man trying to save a favorite patch of ground from eminent domain, and his interaction with his many ex-wives. ...
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Area digest 7/26/13
(Community Sports ~ 07/26/13)
Nate Martin was the overall winner and Lindsey Seabaugh topped the women's field in the Jackson Homecomer 5K race, which drew 110 runners on a rainy July 23 evening. Martin finished with a time of 17 minutes, 53 seconds, while Seabaugh posted a time of 20:53...
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Korean War foes gather in N. Korea to remember war
(International News ~ 07/26/13)
PYONGYANG, North Korea -- Two decorated U.S. war veterans who survived one of the worst battles of the Korean War found themselves among former foes at a memorial ceremony Thursday as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un launched the country's commemoration of the war's end 60 years ago...
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