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Central Junior High cheerleaders take second in national competition
(Community ~ 02/06/14)
Seven proved lucky this year for the Central Junior High School cheerleading squad as it took a second-place finish in the Jamfest National Cheerleading Competition, held last month in Nashville, Tenn. Head cheerleading coach Laura Gunn said the outcome was the team's best since it began participating in Jamfest, a cheer and dance competition. ...
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Prosecutor seeks removal from murder trial
(State News ~ 02/06/14)
ST. LOUIS -- A local prosecutor who inherited the long-running case of a Chillicothe, Mo., man facing a third murder trial in his neighbor's shooting death wants to be removed because of Facebook posts he thinks pose a conflict of interest by linking him to efforts to free the twice-convicted felon...
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Lawmakers hear plans to end tax break war
(State News ~ 02/06/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri lawmakers appear ready to embrace a proposed truce with Kansas in a long-running business battle that has waived hundreds of millions of dollars of tax revenue in order to shuffle jobs around the Kansas City region...
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Archdiocese must release names of accused employees
(State News ~ 02/06/14)
ST. LOUIS -- The Missouri Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the Archdiocese of St. Louis must release the names of more than 100 church employees accused of sexual abuse over the past 20 years as part of a civil lawsuit it faces. The denial of an archdiocese request upholds a St. Louis judge's earlier decision. The names will be released only to an unnamed woman suing the diocese and her attorneys, not to the general public...
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Mo. Senate defeats Medicaid expansion
(State News ~ 02/06/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Republican senators resoundingly rejected a plan Wednesday to expand Medicaid coverage to several hundred thousand lower-income adults as they began debate on legislation that instead would revamp the way the program is managed...
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'Make Your Farm Grow' theme for 2014 ag conference
(Local News ~ 02/06/14)
National and international agriculture leaders representing the grain, transportation, domestic and international fertilizer markets will speak at the Strategic Ag Outlook 2014 conference Tuesday in Glenn Auditorium in Dempster Hall at Southeast Missouri State University, according to a university news release...
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Nell Holcomb School District to conduct kindergarten screening
(Local News ~ 02/06/14)
Nell Holcomb School District will conduct kindergarten screening/enrollment and screening for 3- and 4-year-olds March 19 at Nell Holcomb school, 6547 Highway 177, according to a news release. Appointments are needed and may be made by calling 334-3644. Those eligible for kindergarten must present an immunization record, official birth certificate, Social Security card and proof of residency at the time of enrollment, the release said...
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Freezing temperatures keep roads covered in ice
(Local News ~ 02/06/14)
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Snow and ice partially coat Route E as motorists travel east of Oak Ridge, Wed. Feb. 5, 2014....
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Extradition process underway for murder suspect
(Local News ~ 02/06/14)
The Jackson County, Ill., state's attorney has filed a request to extradite the man accused of killing a 40-year-old Cape Girardeau woman and dumping her body in a ditch. Brandon L. Banks, 28, of Cape Girardeau is suspected of killing Marsha Ann Brown...
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Brad Pitts asks Perry County court to override clerk, certify him as candidate
(Local News ~ 02/06/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Brad Pitts isn't on the ballot for city marshal yet, but that could change if a judge sides with him on a petition filed last week in Perry County Circuit Court. Russell Oliver filed a petition for writ of mandamus Friday on behalf of Pitts, seeking to have his name placed on the ballot for the April 8 election after he missed the deadline to pay the city about $32 he owed in personal property taxes...
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Author, physician Ben Carson to speak, raise funds for scholarships
(Local News ~ 02/06/14)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Each ticket purchased to hear Dr. Ben Carson speak at the Sikeston Field House on Feb. 22 provides not only the chance to hear his story, but also an opportunity to contribute to a new success story. "His story will give inspiration hopefully to all of us and raise some money to help kids who might not go to college otherwise," said John McMillen of the Dr. Ben Carson Event Committee...
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Mo. Senate panel blocks MU curator appointment
(Local News ~ 02/06/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Frustration over past state education policy led to the rejection of one of Gov. Jay Nixon's appointments to the University of Missouri Board of Curators on Wednesday. The motion to endorse Cape Girardeau lawyer Michael Ponder was defeated on a 5-5 vote in the Senate Gubernatorial Appointments Committee. ...
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Mysterious noises traced back to rare 'frost quakes'
(State News ~ 02/06/14)
ST. LOUIS -- Chuck Herron heard the loud thud, then another and another. It sounded like someone was dropping big snowballs on the roof of his home. The house is more than 100 years old and creaks, Herron said, but he had "never heard anything like that before."...
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Cancellations mean child care issues
(Local News ~ 02/06/14)
When the weather turns nasty, working parents may have a few options -- stay home with their children, have an older sibling baby sit or place them in a child care program for the day. The last choice can be expensive, especially for those with more than one child...
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Southeast Missouri State football roster reloaded with regional talent
(College Sports ~ 02/06/14)
The Redhawks revealed their 22-member recruiting class on Wednesday.
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City Trash Truck
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/06/14)
Flint Hill Road in Cape
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Southeast Missouri State football adds two quarterbacks to roster
(College Sports ~ 02/06/14)
There are some specific criteria a player must meet to be signed as a quarterback by Southeast Missouri State football coach Tom Matukewicz. "We just ask two or three non-negotiable questions, like let's make this real fast and easy," Matukewicz said. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 02/06/14)
Today is Thursday, Feb. 6, the 37th day of 2014. There are 328 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 6, 1952, Britain's King George VI died at Sandringham House in Norfolk, England; he was succeeded as monarch by his elder daughter, who became Queen Elizabeth II...
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Olympics bring out best in sports
(Editorial ~ 02/06/14)
There is something about hearing the national anthem at a sporting event, especially when it's the Olympic Games. Today starts a two-plus week adventure. Many will be watch the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia. The first opportunity to watch the games is tonight, featuring figure skating and freestyle skiing...
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Dorothy Van Doren
(Obituary ~ 02/06/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Dorothy J. Giesler Van Doren, 89, of Perryville passed away Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, at her home. She was born March 22, 1924, in St. Mary, Mo., to August and Frances Arbuckler. She married Adrain Giesler on June 3, 1942, at Immaculate Conception Church in St. Mary. She later married Charles V. Van Doren on Oct. 8, 1994, at St. Vincent de Paul Church. He died May 8, 2013...
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Jack Roberts
(Obituary ~ 02/06/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Jack L. Roberts, 69, of Perryville died Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014, at Perry Oaks Care and Rehabilitation Center. Visitation will be from noon until service time Friday at Miller Family Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Jim Kiefer officiating. Burial will be in Bethlehem Baptist Cemetery at Crosstown, Mo...
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Diane Pobst
(Obituary ~ 02/06/14)
Diane Pobst, 57, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, at her home. She was born Nov. 10, 1956, in Toledo, Ohio, to Leo V. and June Ann Severin Campbell. She first married Arthur Lumley in 1978 in Toledo. He died in October 1993. She then married David Pobst in 1994 in Kentucky. He preceded her in death in May 2004...
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George Holton Sr.
(Obituary ~ 02/06/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — George Holton Sr., 72, of Perryville died Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014, at Independence Care Center. The service is private. Miller Family Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Paul Norris
(Obituary ~ 02/06/14)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Paul David Norris, 64, of Cairo died Friday, Jan. 31, 2014, at his home. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until service time Friday at Crain Funeral Home in Cairo. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Larry Buckles officiating. Burial will be in Beechwood Cemetery at Mounds, Ill...
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Slain student's mom warns of date violence
(Community ~ 02/06/14)
NEW YORK -- Sharon Love says dating violence wasn't even on her radar when her college-age daughter was killed nearly four years ago. She wants other parents and their teenagers to be better informed than she was. Twenty-two-year-old Yeardley Love's ex-boyfriend was convicted of her 2010 beating death -- something Sharon Love says still seems "unfathomable" -- and is serving a 23-year prison term. The two had played lacrosse at the University of Virginia...
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Southeast men's basketball team will try to make up ground in standings
(College Sports ~ 02/06/14)
The Redhawks are 10th in the OVC standings with seven games to play
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Jackson fire report 2/6/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/06/14)
The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following call Tuesday: The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls Wednesday:...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 2/6/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/06/14)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Tuesday:...
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Cape Girardeau police report 2/6/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/06/14)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Summonses Assault...
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Israel issues permits for east Jerusalem housing
(International News ~ 02/06/14)
JERUSALEM -- Israeli planners gave final approval Wednesday for 558 apartments in Jewish settlements in war-won east Jerusalem, which is sought by the Palestinians as a capital, officials said. Palestinian officials said the decision undermines fragile U.S.-brokered negotiations with Israel on setting up a Palestinian state alongside Israel...
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Explosions rock Iraqi capital, killing at least 34
(International News ~ 02/06/14)
BAGHDAD -- Multiple explosions rocked Baghdad on Wednesday, killing at least 34 people and sending plumes of smoke into the sky across the street from a major government building in a brazen reminder of the ability of insurgents to penetrate the heart of the capital...
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Pope pressured to act on abuse after U.N. rebuke
(International News ~ 02/06/14)
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis came under new pressure Wednesday to punish bishops who covered up for pedophile priests when a U.N. human rights panel accused the Vatican of systematically protecting its reputation instead of looking out for the safety of children...
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Central African Republic soldiers join chaotic violence
(International News ~ 02/06/14)
BANGUI, Central African Republic -- The interim president of Central African Republic told the hundreds of soldiers standing in formation Wednesday that she was proud of them and called on their support to bring order to their anarchic country. Then she left, and the soldiers broke ranks to stab and stomp a man in their midst to death. They dragged his corpse through the streets...
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Woman executed in Texas for 1998 torture killing
(National News ~ 02/06/14)
HUNTSVILLE, Texas -- A woman convicted of torturing and killing a mentally impaired man she lured to Texas with the promise of marriage was put to death Wednesday evening in a rare execution of a female prisoner. The lethal injection of Suzanne Basso, 59, made the New York native only the 14th woman executed in the U.S. since the Supreme Court in 1976 allowed capital punishment to resume. Almost 1,400 men have been put to death during that time...
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Hagel adds urgency to push for ethics crackdown
(National News ~ 02/06/14)
WASHINGTON -- Concerned that ethical problems inside the military might run deeper than he realized, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel ordered service leaders Wednesday to add urgency to their drive to ensure "moral character and moral courage" in a force emerging from more than a decade of war...
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Many uninsured live in few counties
(National News ~ 02/06/14)
WASHINGTON -- Wanted: Millions of uninsured Americans willing to give President Barack Obama's health-care law a chance. With time running out, it may not be so hard for the administration and its allies to find them. A study for The Associated Press finds that the uninsured aren't scattered evenly across the country: half of them live in just 116 of the nation's 3,143 counties...
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States look to rein in gov't surveillance
(National News ~ 02/06/14)
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Angry over revelations of National Security Agency surveillance and frustrated with what they consider outdated digital privacy laws, state lawmakers around the nation are proposing bills to curtail the powers of law enforcement to monitor and track citizens...
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CVS to stop selling tobacco products
(National News ~ 02/06/14)
CVS, the nation's second-largest drugstore chain, is kicking the habit of selling tobacco products as it continues to shift its focus toward being more of a health care provider. The company said Wednesday that it will phase out cigarettes, cigars and chewing tobacco by Oct. 1 in its 7,600 stores nationwide, in a move that will help grow its business that works with doctors, hospitals and others to improve customers' health...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 2/6/14
(Local News ~ 02/06/14)
Cape Girardeau County Commission Administrative Office Building 1 Barton Square, Jackson 9 a.m. today Open session Communications/reports, other elected officials Public comments Routine business...
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Jackson accomplishments, bicentennial year dance
(Column ~ 02/06/14)
Last month's column had information about the accomplishments of several of our city departments. This month, I will continue with other departmental information highlighting their accomplishments. I am always amazed by the amount of training our employees complete each year. In addition to their regular duties, our fire department employees had 7,350 contact hours of training last year. They received a FEMA grant for $11,500 to host a 32-hour Aerial Operator Class...
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Hooked on Science: Straw worm
(Community ~ 02/06/14)
Is there a worm in your straw? Using a few materials from around the house you can turn your straw wrapper into a worm. STEP 2: Remove the scrunched up wrapper and place it on a flat surface. STEP 3: Using the straw and your finger, slowly add a few drops of water to the scrunched up wrapper and observe...
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who's neXt 2/6/14
(Community ~ 02/06/14)
Graduates Scholarships -- From staff reports...
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Out of the past 2/6/14
(Out of the Past ~ 02/06/14)
Members of the federal Environmental Protection Agency will be in the Cape Girardeau area this week to perform testing on the former Kem-Pest laboratory site near the Mississippi River north of Cape Girardeau. Nearly three years after being purchased by a group of Cape Girardeau investors, the Oldtimers Agricultural Museum has a new home; Joe Mirgeaux and Gene Rhodes announced Friday that the museum will move into the former IXL Manufacturing Co. buildings in Jackson...
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Prayer 2/6/14
(Prayer ~ 02/06/14)
O Father God, thank you that through your son Jesus we can have eternal life. Amen.
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Wingsuit flight off Everest to be aired
(Entertainment ~ 02/06/14)
NEW YORK -- Discovery Channel plans a live broadcast of the first wingsuit flight off the summit of Mount Everest. High-altitude climber Joby Ogwyn will make the attempt in May, and Discovery announced Wednesday it will cover it. The network will air a live two-hour broadcast showing Ogwyn as he battles conditions on the way to the summit of the world's tallest mountain, then takes the plunge. ...
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Southeast Missourian Athlete of the Week: Woodland's Garret Reynolds
(High School Sports ~ 02/06/14)
Woodland junior Garret Reynolds averaged 25 points in three Stoddard County Conference Tournament games, helping the sixth-seeded Cardinals to a pair of upsets and into the championship contest. The 5-foot-10 guard scored the winning basket and 28 points in a 49-48 upset of No. 3 Bloomfield in the first round. He went 12 of 12 from the free-throw line in the game. He then scored 27 points in the Cardinals' 67-57 surprise of No. 2 Advance in the semifinals...
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Losing it well: Meet six women who lost weight through diet and exercise alone
(Community ~ 02/06/14)
Meet six women who lost weight through diet and exercise alone
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