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Dobbins named to CADCA board
(Local News ~ 01/27/14)
Southeast Missouri State University president Kenneth Dobbins has been appointed to the board of directors of Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America, a national substance-abuse prevention organization, according to a university news release. Dobbins brings more than 30 years of experience in academic administration to coalition's board, the release said...
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Southeast's first-day spring semester enrollment up
(Local News ~ 01/27/14)
Total first-day spring semester enrollment is up 1.5 percent at Southeast Missouri State University, according to a preliminary enrollment report compiled after the first full day of classes of the spring 2014 semester, a university news release said...
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Southeast helping develop guide to assist veterans
(Local News ~ 01/27/14)
Southeast Missouri State University has joined in a statewide effort to create a guide to help other Missouri colleges and universities to become more "military friendly," a news release from the university said. Jeremy McBroom, director of Southeast's Office of Military and Veterans Services, and Amanda Woods, military and veterans outreach coordinator at Southeast, recently met in Jefferson City, Mo., with other veterans services representatives from schools across the state to finalize the guide that will recommend programs and policies to help meet the needs of student veterans, the release said.. ...
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Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team seeks first winning streak
(College Sports ~ 01/27/14)
The Redhawks are coming off an OVC win vs. Eastern Illinois
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Modern conveniences help farmers fight cold
(State News ~ 01/27/14)
PALMYRA, Mo. -- Modern conveniences are helping farmers through the cold weather, but that doesn't mean it's easy. Temperatures in the Palmyra area of northeast Missouri have dipped below zero a few times this winter, and more frigid weather is expected next week. The forecast for Palmyra calls for a low of minus-2 degrees tonight, and a similar chill Tuesday...
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Columbia program helps cancer patients with wigs
(State News ~ 01/27/14)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Walk into the back room at Ellis Fischel Cancer Center's gift shop in Columbia, and you'll be greeted by a bevy of well-coiffed mannequin heads. For five years, this is where gift shop supervisor Edlyn Donovan has been helping patients who are losing their hair to cancer choose wigs...
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Missouri senators want probe into propane price
(State News ~ 01/27/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Rising propane prices led some Missouri senators to call for an investigation into why the typically abundant gas was running out and putting a strain on people's budgets. Prices for propane, which is used to heat homes and dry crops, nearly tripled Thursday at the Midwest supply and distribution hub of Conway, Kan., and the potential for a shortage led Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley to declare a state of emergency on the same day...
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Analysis: Some Mo. education funding still shy of past peaks
(State News ~ 01/27/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The figures from Gov. Jay Nixon's budget look big. There's $84 million in new operating funds for state colleges and universities. A 15 percent increase for public school busing. An additional $600 each for thousands of low-income students receiving state scholarships...
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Illustrated map to promote Grant Trail in area
(Local News ~ 01/27/14)
The Civil War travels of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant are well known in northeast and east-central Missouri, but his activities in the southeast part of the state have been sparsely promoted. Four groups have joined forces to promote the U.S. Grant Trail from St. Louis to Cape Girardeau to the nation's legion of Civil War enthusiasts...
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Production of 'Flute' to feature several firsts
(Local News ~ 01/27/14)
The Southeast Missouri State University Department of Music's upcoming production of "The Magic Flute" will debut a lot of firsts. The opera, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, has many features that will appeal to a wide range of audience members, according to Chris Goeke, professor of music at Southeast. He said for those who have never been to an opera, this production would be a good start...
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Banks bear cost of store data breaches
(Local News ~ 01/27/14)
Hackers stole Laura Keene's debit card information and swiped $483.41. Keene, a Jackson victim of the highly publicized Target breach, got her money back, but it wasn't Target who made things right. It was her bank. In the case of the Keene family, The Bank of Missouri refunded the theft. John M. Thompson, president of the bank, said he believes the victims are due a refund, but the banking industry's burden to pay its customers gives retailers little reason to improve security...
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Two injured in shooting at concert
(Local News ~ 01/27/14)
At least two people were injured late Saturday night in a shooting at the Arena Building in Cape Girardeau, police reported. About 10:20 p.m. Saturday, officers at the Arena Building, 410 Kiwanis Drive, heard shots fired inside the building, a Cape Girardeau police spokesman reported in a news release early Sunday morning...
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MU founder's descendants seek atonement
(State News ~ 01/27/14)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The descendants of the man dubbed the "father of the University of Missouri" are working to atone for their relative's slave-holding past. Clay Mering grew up hearing stories of how his great-grandfather, James Sidney Rollins, promoted and raised money for the state's flagship university, the Columbia Missourian reported. ...
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Appleton Mercantile sells artifacts from old homes and buildings
(Business ~ 01/27/14)
OLD APPLETON, Mo. -- One thing leads to another in life, and therein lies its unpredictability. It was like that for Mike and Carole Harvell, whose Cape Girardeau bathroom and kitchen renovation business three years ago branched into their -- at times -- exotic Old Appleton enterprise of dealing in artifacts from late 19th- and early 20th-century homes and buildings...
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Friday Fish and Chicken Dinner at Maple UMC
(Submitted Story ~ 01/27/14)
A good way to battle the winter blues will be to attend the Fish and Chicken (All You Can Eat) Dinner at Maple UMC's Fellowship Hall, Friday evening, Jan. 31, from 4 to 7 p.m. On the menu will be good, hot fish and chicken, hush puppies, fries, slaw, homemade pies, cakes and drinks. Adults $10; children under 10, free. The church is located corner of Cape Rock and Jean Ann Drive. Everyone is invited...
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Bluebirds
(Submitted Photo ~ 01/27/14)
We have had a pair of bluebirds visiting the heated birdbath several times per day for the last couple of weeks. The male showed up first, on New Year's Day, and then the female several days later.
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Auditions for "Quiet on the Set"
(Submitted Story ~ 01/27/14)
Auditions for "Quiet on the Set" will take place this Wednesday 29th and Thursday 30th at 7:00 p.m. at Port Cape. This will be for the first show of the season for River City Players. There are roles for 2m, 2f, and a 5th role can be either male or female. This is a full length comedy. The show dates are April 3,4,5,and 6. No prep is needed. Support your Community Theatre!...
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Home care, dental offices burglarized over weekend
(Local News ~ 01/27/14)
Editor's note: The following story has been edited to correct the types of offices involved. While investigating a possible burglary Sunday at Comfort Care In Home Services, 1858 Broadway, Cape Girardeau Police Department Sgt. Rick Schmidt said similar incidents were discovered at three doctors' offices...
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Sikeston woman dies in car accident
(Local News ~ 01/27/14)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- A Sikeston woman is dead after a car accident in Scott County early Friday morning, according to an online Missouri State Highway Patrol report. The accident took place at 12:45 a.m. Friday on County Road 450, 0.4 miles east of U.S. 61 in Scott County, the report said. Laurajo J. McDowell, 26, of Sikeston was driving a 2004 Honda Civic...
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One-vehicle accident north of Cape
(Local News ~ 01/27/14)
ADAM VOGLER ~ avogler@semissourian.com Emergency personal tend to Kimberly Slinkard, 17, after a single vehicle accident Sunday on Cape Girardeau County Road 651 approximately five miles north of Cape Girardeau. ...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 1/27/14
(Local News ~ 01/27/14)
Administrative Office Building 1 Barton Square, Jackson 9 a.m. today Open session Communications/reports, other elected officials Public comments Routine business Action items Appointments and possible action items...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/27/14)
Today is Monday, Jan. 27, the 27th day of 2014. There are 338 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 27, 1944, during World War II, the Soviet Union announced the complete end of the deadly German siege of Leningrad, which had lasted for more than two years...
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Jackson chamber honors businesses, individuals
(Editorial ~ 01/27/14)
The Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce recently hosted its annual banquet, where more than 400 gathered to eat, network and celebrate businesses and individuals who were honored by the organization. Dr. Dwight Johnson won the R.A. Fulenwider Meritorious Community Service Award. Johnson has been involved in many, many organizations, from youth sports to medical and community organizations. Johnson opened his dental practice in 1974...
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Ron Tucker
(Obituary ~ 01/27/14)
Ronnie E. Tucker, 52, of Cape Girardeau, died Friday, Jan. 24, 2014, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Aug. 6, 1961, in Cape Girardeau to Franklin Marion and Thelma Ruth Beggs Tucker. He and Amy Napier were married Sept. 10, 1994, at East Cape Girardeau, Ill...
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James Helderman
(Obituary ~ 01/27/14)
James "J.D." Helderman, 64, of Whitewater died Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Chapel. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the chapel, with the Rev. James Green officiating. Burial will be at Stroderville Cemetery in Whitewater...
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Births 1/27/14
(Births ~ 01/27/14)
Twin daughter and son to Charles Alfred Crenshaw III and Brittney Marie Turner of Sikeston, Mo., Saint Francis Medical Center, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014. Ce'Rae Alayna was born at 12:50 p.m. and weighed 5 pounds, 12 ounces. Charles Alfred IV was born at 12:51 p.m. ...
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Ex-French first lady travels to India for charity
(Entertainment ~ 01/27/14)
MUMBAI, India -- A day after splitting up with France's president, Valerie Trierweiler launched a new stage in her life Sunday with a charity visit to India. Back at home, President Francois Hollande faced a new showing of discontent with his presidency as some 17,000 people marched through central Paris, angry at his handling of the stagnant economy, high unemployment and high taxes...
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Price of natural gas soars as cold grips homes, drillers
(National News ~ 01/27/14)
NEW YORK -- The frigid winter of 2014 is setting the price of natural gas on fire. On Friday, the price in the futures market soared to $5.18 per 1,000 cubic feet, up 10 percent to the highest level in three and a half years. The price of natural gas is up 29 percent in two weeks, and is 50 percent higher than last year at this time...
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Toyota again becomes world's top-selling carmaker
(Business ~ 01/27/14)
TOKYO -- Toyota remained the top-selling automaker for a second year in a row, beating U.S. rival General Motors by some 270,000 vehicles in 2013, and set an ambitious target to sell more than 10 million vehicles this year. That would mark a milestone as no automaker has ever topped annual worldwide sales of 10 million...
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Out of the past 1/27/14
(Out of the Past ~ 01/27/14)
A retirement dinner is held in the University Center ballroom for Dr. Milford Holt; Holt has been teaching children or teachers since 1946; he joined the Southeast Missouri State University staff in 1969. Inc. Magazine has ranked RAPCO International Inc. 113 on its "Inc 500" list of America's 500 fastest growing private companies; the Jackson firm produces audio cables and lighting equipment for the entertainment industry...
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Jackson fire report 1/27/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/27/14)
The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following call Saturday:...
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Jackson police report 1/27/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/27/14)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Summonses Thefts Miscellaneous...
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Cape Girardeau police report 1/27/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/27/14)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Burglaries...
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Thai protesters obstruct vote; 1 dead in violence
(International News ~ 01/27/14)
BANGKOK -- Anti-government demonstrators swarmed dozens of polling stations in Thailand on Sunday to stop advance voting for next week's general elections, chaining gates shut, threatening voters and preventing hundreds of thousands of people from casting ballots...
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India village councils scrutinized after rape
(International News ~ 01/27/14)
NEW DELHI -- In the hours after her 6-year-old daughter was kidnapped, screaming in terror as she was dragged away from home, Rimaila Awungshi appealed for help from the most powerful authority she knew -- the council of elders in her rural Indian village...
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White House warns Obama could go around Congress
(National News ~ 01/27/14)
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama will work with Congress where he can and circumvent lawmakers where he must, his top advisers warned Sunday in previewing Tuesday's State of the Union speech. Obama faces a politically divided Congress on Tuesday and will use his annual address to demand expanded economic opportunity. Absent legislative action, the White House is telling lawmakers that the president is ready to take unilateral action to close the gap between rich and poor Americans...
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Family: Brain-dead woman off life support
(National News ~ 01/27/14)
FORT WORTH, Texas -- A brain-dead, pregnant Texas woman's body was removed from life support Sunday, as the hospital keeping her on machines against her family's wishes acceded to a judge's ruling that it was misapplying state law. Marlise Munoz's body soon will be buried by her husband and parents, after John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth announced it would not fight Judge R.H. ...
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The new face of food stamp recipients: working-age Americans
(National News ~ 01/27/14)
WASHINGTON -- In a first, working-age people now make up the majority in U.S. households that rely on food stamps -- a switch from a few years ago, when children and the elderly were the main recipients. Some of the change is because of demographics, such as the trend toward having fewer children. ...
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Maryland mall gunman was avid skater, no criminal past
(National News ~ 01/27/14)
COLUMBIA, Md. -- The gunman who killed two people at a Maryland mall was a teenage skateboarding enthusiast who had no criminal record before he showed up at the shopping center armed with a shotgun, plenty of ammunition and a backpack filled with crude homemade explosives, authorities said Sunday...
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Broncos, Seahawks arrive for Super Bowl XLVIII
(Professional Sports ~ 01/27/14)
JERSEY CITY, N.J. -- An icy wind made its way through the Meadowlands, cut across the Hudson River and into frigid Manhattan. Looks like Mother Nature is taking seriously the NFL's slogan for the upcoming Super Bowl: Best Served Cold. One week before kickoff, on the day the Broncos and Seahawks arrived in the frozen Big Apple, Sunday brought a bit of a thaw. Temperatures actually reached the low 20s...
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People on the move 1/27/14
(Business ~ 01/27/14)
Allison Leonard was named executive director of the Safe House for Women, and Jessica Hill was hired as director of development for Safe House. Leonard previously was director of operations for Safe House since 2003. Hill served on the Safe House Board of Directors since 2011...
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Insurance through work? Health law affects you, too
(Business ~ 01/27/14)
The health care overhaul's reach stretches far beyond the millions of uninsured Americans it is expected to help. It also could touch everything from the drug choices to doctor bills of people who have insurance through work. The law isn't expected to prompt sudden, radical changes for workers. So you probably won't lose your job due to the overhaul, despite claims by the law's opponents...
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Southeast Missouri State sweeps SIUE in dual meet
(College Sports ~ 01/27/14)
The Southeast Missouri State men's and women's indoor track teams won a total of 16 events in a dual meet sweep of SIU Edwardsville on Saturday. The men won 83-70, while the women prevailed 79-70. Former Jackson High School star Blake Smith led the way for the Southeast men with two first-place finishes, including a school-record 6.75 seconds in the 60-meter dash. ...
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Business Notebook: Deer harvest numbers down in Missouri
(Business ~ 01/27/14)
Missouri hunters harvested about 250,790 deer throughout the various hunting seasons in 2013 -- down from the 10-year average of about 293,060, according to a news release from the Missouri Department of Conservation. Hunters checked about 50,500 deer during archery season, making the season's harvest the second-largest in Missouri's history...
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Prayer 1/27/14
(Prayer ~ 01/27/14)
O Lord God, thank you for your grace and love for us. Amen.
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Brutal cold returns for extended stay
(National News ~ 01/27/14)
CHICAGO -- A persistent weather pattern driving bitterly cold air south out of the Arctic will cause temperatures from Minnesota to Kentucky to plummet today, turning this winter into one of the coldest on record in some areas. For about 2 1/2 days, actual temperatures will range from the teens to below zero, and the wind chills with be even colder, minus 43 in Minneapolis, minus 23 in Milwaukee and Chicago, minus 14 in Kansas City, Mo., and minus 3 in Louisville...
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Speak Out 1/27/14
(Speak Out ~ 01/27/14)
Hello, I am looking for a group that is for someone who has suffered the loss of a spouse, possibly church-based for a 74-year-old family member. If anyone has information please call and leave information. This is in regard to the Alex Rodriguez deal going on now. ...
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At Grammys, Daft Punk dominates with 4 big wins
(Entertainment ~ 01/27/14)
LOS ANGELES -- Daft Punk's electronic-funk grooves won big at the Grammys. The French electronic duo's "Random Access Memories" won album of the year and their infectious hit, "Get Lucky," won record of the year at the awards show. The song features Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers...
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Charlie Welter
(Obituary ~ 01/27/14)
Sikeston, Mo. -- Charlie "Chazz" Welter, 62, of Sikeston died Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014, at his home. He was born Dec. 25, 1951, in Cape Girardeau, son of the late Victor and Lillie LeDure Welter. Charlie had been a liquor salesman with Moon Distributing many years, a laborer with Local 1104 Labor Union of North America, and had been a manager at Piggly Wiggly in Miner, Mo. ...
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