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Missouri-Kansas border schools vie for law students
(State News ~ 02/18/14)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The University of Missouri-Kansas City and the University of Kansas are in a border war of sorts as they vie for law school students. For the last four years, Missouri-Kansas City's law school has provided the equivalent of in-state undergraduate tuition for most Kansas residents. ...
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Tweet evolves into perceived school threat at Missouri State
(State News ~ 02/18/14)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- An angry Twitter post about classes being held during a snowstorm led detectives to knock on a Missouri State University student's dorm room door after one of his followers sent a follow-up tweet that was interpreted as a vague shooting threat...
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Mo. House panel mulls school security measure
(State News ~ 02/18/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Making a false report that jeopardizes school security procedures or causing false fears that lead to a lockdown could result in a felony charge under legislation before a Missouri House committee. The bill was prompted by a TV news story about school security last month that led to a roughly 40-minute lockdown at Kirkwood High School in St. ...
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Price breaks persist for Mo. tobacco makers
(State News ~ 02/18/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The state of Missouri could lose nearly $70 million this year in tobacco settlement payments because of a unique pricing advantage enjoyed by some small cigarette companies. Missouri is the only state that signed a landmark settlement agreement more than 15 years ago to not eliminate a loophole allowing small cigarette manufacturers and retailers to avoid making escrow payments, the St. ...
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Oklahoma pharmacy won't give drug for Mo. execution
(State News ~ 02/18/14)
OKLAHOMA CITY -- An Oklahoma pharmacy has agreed not to provide Missouri with a made-to-order drug for an inmate's execution scheduled for later this month, according to court documents filed Monday. According to the documents, The Apothecary Shoppe in Tulsa will not prepare or provide pentobarbital or any other drug for use in Michael Taylor's execution. ...
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Ferry operating on schedule
(Local News ~ 02/18/14)
The Dorena-Hickman Ferry is open today and operating on its normal winter schedule, a news release said. The Dorena-Hickman Ferry connects Kentucky 1354 at Hickman, Ky., with Missouri Route A and Highway 77 near Dorena, Mo. The Dorena-Hickman Ferry Operates from the Hickman Landing with regular river crossings during daylight hours. ...
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Kelly superintendent charged with DWI
(Local News ~ 02/18/14)
Kelly School District superintendent Donald J. Moore was arrested by the Missouri State Highway Patrol early Saturday in Scott County on a charge of driving while intoxicated, according to a highway patrol arrest report. Moore, 57, of Whitewater, was arrested at 1:19 a.m. Saturday and put on a 12-hour hold at the Scott County Jail, the report states. Missouri State Highway Patrol public information officer Cpl. Clark Parrott said there is no bond with the 12-hour hold...
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One case resolved for Keith Monia; four cases still pending
(Local News ~ 02/18/14)
The wheels of justice continue to turn, albeit slowly, in a series of criminal and civil cases against a Cape Girardeau businessman accused of defrauding nine people of more than $560,000 over a six-year period. At one point, Keith Monia, 53, faced 15 criminal charges and two civil actions in four counties...
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Kelly girls basketball team uses strong second half to defeat Scott County Central
(High School Sports ~ 02/18/14)
MORLEY, Mo. -- Kelly girls basketball coach Rod McQuerter wants his team playing its best basketball heading into postseason play. If Monday's game was any indication, his Hawks are right on schedule. Kelly outscored Scott County Central 12-5 in the third quarter, breaking open a tight game and coasting to a hard-fought, 57-49 road victory to improve to 15-8 on the season...
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Mo. lawmakers look to crack down on navigators
(State News ~ 02/18/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Measures to impose additional requirements on people that aid consumers with purchasing health insurance are making their way through the Missouri Legislature, representing the state's latest attempt to fight the federal health care law...
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City art panel plans outdoor sculpture exhibit
(Local News ~ 02/18/14)
Seven sculptures soon will grace the Broadway Corridor in downtown Cape Girardeau. The city's Public Art Committee announced last week that on April 4 it will launch a yearlong outdoor art exhibition, according to a news release from the city. The exhibit was juried by the Public Art Committee, which consists of two local artists and representatives from the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, Old Town Cape, the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce and the city of Cape Girardeau. ...
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Cape Girardeau City Council OKs Wal-Mart market plat
(Local News ~ 02/18/14)
The Cape Girardeau City Council approved the ordinance for a plat for a Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market at the site of the former Plaza Galleria at its meeting Monday night. City manager Scott Meyer said the item has been a popular topic of discussion among council and the public. ...
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Church to Host Free Dinner for City Residents
(Submitted Story ~ 02/18/14)
On Saturday, March 1, the Church at Morley, 112 N. Kirkwood, will host a free dinner open to the community. Residents of the city are invited to bring their families and eat, starting at 6 pm. "We want to show our appreciation to the City of Morley," says Doug Sikes, church elder. "A hearty meal and fellowship gives us a great opportunity to get together with God's people -- churched and unchurched -- and we love to eat!"...
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Girl Scout Cookie Booth
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/18/14)
Many local Girl Scouts braved the cold weather this past weekend to sell cookies! Girl Scout Cookies will be sold at booths around town through March 9th, with eight cookie varieties available: Thin Mints, Caramel deLites, Peanut Butter Patties, Peanut Butter Sandwich, Shortbread, Thanks-A-Lot, Lemonades and the NEW Cranberry Citrus Crisps. Cookies are $4 per box, with all proceeds benefitting the Girl Scout Leadership Experience...
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Prospective Southeast students learn about the school on Show Me Day
(Local News ~ 02/18/14)
Students and parents 221 strong visited Southeast Missouri State University on Monday for Show Me Day. The event gives prospective Redhawks and their families a chance to tour the campus, eat in the dining facilities, meet with students, view residence halls and talk to professors, according to the university's website...
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Redhawks Women's Basketball Pink Up Game
(Submitted Story ~ 02/18/14)
Join the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks Women's Basketball team for their annual Pink Up Game on Saturday, Feb. 22 at 6:30 p.m.! Prior to the game there will be a game happy hour and vendor expo from 5:00 p.m. until the 6:30 p.m. tip off! The event is open to anyone with a ticket to the game. Purchase your tickets today at gosoutheast.com. A portion of every ticket sold will go to benefit the Dig for Life Campaign, which helps provide mammograms to area women in need...
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Broadway Prescription Shop Donates to United Way
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/18/14)
Employees of Broadway Prescription Shop donated $1,488.00 to United Way of Southeast Missouri.
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United Parcel Service donates to United Way
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/18/14)
Employees of United Parcel Service (UPS) donated $12,561.20 to United Way of Southeast Missouri.
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Drury Southwest Employees Donate to United Way
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/18/14)
Employees of Drury Southwest donated $7,165.00 to United Way of Southeast Missouri.
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RM COCO Employees Donate to United Way
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/18/14)
Employees of RM COCO donated $$6,212.00 to United Way of Southeast Missouri.
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First State Community Bank Employees Donate to United Way
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/18/14)
Employees of First State Community Bank donated $4,321.00 to United Way of Southeast Missouri.
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Commerce Bank Employees Donate to United Way
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/18/14)
Employees of Commerce Bank donated $6,082.28 to United Way of Southeast Missouri.
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First Missouri State Bank Employees Donate to United Way
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/18/14)
Employees of First Missouri State Bank donated $4,600.00 to United Way of Southeast Missouri.
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Scott County Kelly School District Employees Donate to United Way
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/18/14)
Employees of the Scott County Kelly School District donated $1,825.00 to United Way of Southeast Missouri.
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Success By 6 provides books for Building Blocks
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/18/14)
Southeast Health Building Blocks staff. Success By 6 United Way of Southeast Missouri presented Building Blocks with 198 books for children in their home visitation program. Reading to infants and toddlers is important for their brain development. For many families these may be the only books in the home. Success By 6 is excited to be a part of this important literacy effort...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 02/18/14)
Today is Tuesday, Feb. 18, the 49th day of 2014. There are 316 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 18, 1564, artist Michelangelo Buonarroti died in Rome, just weeks before his 89th birthday. On this date: In 1861, Jefferson Davis was sworn in as provisional president of the Confederate States of America in Montgomery, Ala...
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Play ball: SEMO baseball and softball off to good starts
(Editorial ~ 02/18/14)
Picture it: It's 70 degrees with sunshine and a light breeze blowing. The aroma of ballpark food is in the air. Fans flock to Cherry Hill and the first base side at Capaha Field. This, eventually, will be the scene for Redhawks baseball in Cape Girardeau...
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Speak Out 2/18/14
(Speak Out ~ 02/18/14)
I want to thank the person who found my purse in the shopping cart at Wal-Mart and turned it in. I have never done that before. I just want to thank you again so much. I think the Southeast Missourian missed the boat on the "matrimony" article. The No. ...
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Thank you to Scott City crew
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/18/14)
I would like to comment about a situation I found myself in on my birthday Feb. 5. I was scheduled to have surgery on my birthday and snow and ice began to fall Feb. 4. I live in Scott City on a dead-end street at the base of a hill; so when snow or ice come a calling, I am not moving...
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Guest column: Prescription drug monitoring necessary for Missouri
(Column ~ 02/18/14)
This week, state Rep. Kevin Engler's bill for prescription drug monitoring came to the floor for debate and a vote. If passed, this bill would allow Missouri to have a drug monitoring program so that we can start catching, and prosecuting, the folks who go to multiple doctors for pain prescriptions, fill them and then sell them...
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April is 'Clean up Cape' month; city to evaluate roads
(Column ~ 02/18/14)
Everyone can surely say, as we look back at the winter of 2013-2014, that we have had enough and that we are eagerly awaiting the coming spring season. We have had excessive snow, sleet, wind, freezing rain, cold and even a heavy rainstorm with tornado warnings. ...
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Births 2/18/14
(Births ~ 02/18/14)
Daughter to Joshua Uriah Howell and Micheala Patrice Hobeck of Jackson, Saint Francis Medical Center, 5:57 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014. Name, Aubrey Lane. Weight, 7 pounds, 2 ounces. First child. Ms. Hobeck is the daughter of Alana Hodo of Kelso, Mo., and Harold Hobeck of Jackson. Howell is the son of James Howell of Scott City and Deborah Thomure of Sikeston, Mo...
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Out of the past 2/18/14
(Out of the Past ~ 02/18/14)
A two-alarm fire, believed caused by a lighted cigarette, caused extensive damage to the second floor of a two-story business building at 115-A Themis St. in downtown Cape Girardeau late yesterday; the first floor is occupied by Ervin's Metalsmiths Inc., while the second floor is used by the Alcoholics Anonymous organization...
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Venezuela leader expels U.S. officials amid protests
(International News ~ 02/18/14)
CARACAS, Venezuela -- President Nicolas Maduro's government on Monday gave three U.S. Embassy officials 48 hours to leave the country, accusing the Obama administration of siding with student protesters that Venezuela accuses of inciting violence...
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Egypt: Sinai bombing raises worries on tourism
(International News ~ 02/18/14)
CAIRO -- A deadly suicide bombing that hit a bus of South Korean Christians visiting Biblical sites in Egypt and Israel has raised fears that Islamic militants battling security forces in the Sinai Peninsula are turning to target foreign tourists, a potential new blow to a struggling industry vital to Egypt's economy...
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U.N. letter to Kim Jong Un warns on accountability
(International News ~ 02/18/14)
GENEVA -- A U.N. panel warned North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Monday that he may be held accountable for orchestrating widespread crimes against civilians in the secretive Asian nation, ranging from systematic executions to torture, rape and mass starvation...
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Ethiopian co-pilot hijacks plane, seeks asylum in Geneva
(International News ~ 02/18/14)
GENEVA -- It seemed like a routine overnight flight until the Ethiopian Airlines jetliner went into a dive and oxygen masks dropped from the ceiling. Only then did the terrified passengers -- bound for Italy from Addis Ababa -- realize something was terribly wrong...
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Vatican holds talks on divorce, sex
(International News ~ 02/18/14)
VATICAN CITY -- Meetings this week between Pope Francis and his cardinals will deal with some of the thorniest issues facing the church, including the rejection by most Catholics of some of its core teaching on premarital sex, contraception, gays and divorce...
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Hackathons get computer whizzes brainstorming for cash
(National News ~ 02/18/14)
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- It used to be that "hacking" was just a type of crime, a computer break-in. But today, the term is also part of a growing -- and perfectly legal -- mainstay of the tech sector. Computer programming competitions known as "hackathons" have spread like viruses in recent years as ways for geeks, nerds and designers to get together to eat pizza, lose sleep and create something new...
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Intellectually disabled adults struggling to find employment
(National News ~ 02/18/14)
WASHINGTON -- Most Americans with intellectual or developmental disabilities remain shut out of the workforce, despite changing attitudes and billions spent on government programs to help them. Even when they find work, it's often part time, in a dead-end job or for pay well below the minimum wage...
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Older Americans are early winners under health law
(National News ~ 02/18/14)
CHICAGO -- For many older Americans who lost jobs during the recession, the quest for health care has been one obstacle after another. They're unwanted by employers, rejected by insurers, struggling to cover rising medical costs and praying to reach Medicare age before a health crisis...
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NSA unites liberals, tea partyers
(National News ~ 02/18/14)
WASHINGTON -- Hoyt Sparks says he has no use for liberal Democrats and their "socialistic, Marxist, communist" ways. Toni Lewis suspects tea party Republicans are "a bunch of people who probably need some mental health treatment." Politically speaking, the tea-party supporter in rural North Carolina and the Massachusetts liberal live a world apart...
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1 month after spill, West Virginians wary of water
(National News ~ 02/18/14)
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- More than a month after chemicals seeped into West Virginia's biggest water supply, Jeanette Maddox would rather bundle up, drive to a shopping center parking lot and fill jugs of water from the spigot of a tanker truck than trust the tap in her kitchen...
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Jackson fire report 2/18/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/18/14)
The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls Saturday:...
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Jackson police report 2/18/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/18/14)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest...
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Cape Girardeau police report 2/18/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/18/14)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI The Southeast Missouri State University Department of Public Safety released the following item. Theft...
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Earline Wiseman
(Obituary ~ 02/18/14)
Earline Wiseman, 73, of Crump died Monday, Feb. 17, 2014, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the chapel of McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Revs. Joe Allen and Jimmie Fulbright officiating. Interment will be in Proffer Cemetery at Crump...
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Raymond Stokes
(Obituary ~ 02/18/14)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Raymond A. Stokes, 81, of Tamms died Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from noon until service time today at Jones Funeral Home in Tamms. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. today at the funeral home, with the Rev. Brent Gordon officiating. Interment will be in Jonesboro Cemetery in Jonesboro, Ill...
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Iraja Santos
(Obituary ~ 02/18/14)
CHAFFEE, Mo. — Iraja Santos, 71, of Chaffee died Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014, at Odin Health Care Center in Odin, Ill. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee.
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Rita Rubel
(Obituary ~ 02/18/14)
Rita M. Rubel, 70, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Perryville, Mo., died Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014, at St. Anthony's Medical Center in St. Louis. She was born Oct. 26, 1943, in Perry County, Mo., daughter of Glen J. and Rita E. Bach Favier. She and Darvin E. Rubel were married Aug. 4, 1962. He preceded her in death Aug. 23, 2010...
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Aliceann Gruber
(Obituary ~ 02/18/14)
Aliceann E. Nolan Gruber, 90, of St. Louis fortified with the sacraments of Holy Mother Church, died Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014. Beloved wife of the late Herbert W. Gruber; dear mother of Sister Laura Ann Gruber, Mary Nell (Ron) Nicoletti, Ellen (Dennis) Seyer of Cape Girardeau and Jan (Tom) Lange; dear grandmother of Brian (Kimna), Kevin (Leah), Cory (Erin), Craig, Todd (Molly) Nicoletti; Sean and Geoffrey (Amanda) Seyer; Jill, Kim and Kelly Lange; dear great-grandma of Shane, Mia, Adam and Jack; our dear aunt, great-aunt and friend to many.. ...
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Harold Crites
(Obituary ~ 02/18/14)
PATTON, Mo. -- Harold Lee Crites, 61, of Elizabethtown, Ky., passed away Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, at his home. He was born July 4, 1952, in Patton, son of Charley E. and Dessie Mae Garland Crites. Harold was a carpenter all his life. Survivors include three sisters, Clara Mae Mills of Fredericktown, Mo., Joy McIntyre of Jackson and Norma Mungle of Cape Girardeau...
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Animal moms customize milk depending on baby's sex
(Community ~ 02/18/14)
WASHINGTON -- A special blend of mother's milk just for girls? New research shows animal moms are customizing their milk in surprising ways depending on whether they have a boy or a girl. The studies raise questions for human babies, too -- about how to choose the donor milk that's used for hospitalized preemies, or whether we should explore gender-specific infant formula...
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Blood clot risk lasts for 12 weeks after pregnancy
(Community ~ 02/18/14)
Women have a higher risk of blood clots that can cause strokes, heart attacks and other problems for 12 weeks after childbirth -- twice as long as doctors have thought, new research finds. Strokes are still fairly rare right after pregnancy but devastating when they do occur and fatal about 10 percent of the time, according to Dr. ...
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Caffeine common in children, young adults; mainly soda
(Community ~ 02/18/14)
CHICAGO -- Nearly 3 out of 4 U.S. children and young adults consume at least some caffeine, mostly from soda, tea and coffee. The rate didn't budge much over a decade, although soda use declined and energy drinks became an increasingly common source, a government analysis finds...
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Cards' Ellis, Wong to begin battle for job at second base
(Professional Sports ~ 02/18/14)
St. Louis will conduct its first full-squad workout today
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Ice remains despite climbing temperatures
(Local News ~ 02/18/14)
ADAM VOGLER ~ avogler@semissourian.com A jogger runs past patches of melting ice along the Cape LaCroix Recreational Trail Monday, Feb. 17, in Cape Girardeau. Isolated patches of snow and ice remained in Cape Girardeau despite temperatures reaching into the 50s. ...
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High school roundup: Woodland girls basketball team wins thriller in OT
(High School Sports ~ 02/18/14)
All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.
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Southeast baseball team changes location of today's game
(College Sports ~ 02/18/14)
Southeast Missouri State's baseball game today against the University of Arkansas-Little Rock will be played in Little Rock, Ark. The 3 p.m. game had been scheduled to be the home opener for the Redhawks. Southeast (2-1) will play its first game at Capaha Field on Wednesday when Harris-Stowe visits for a 3 p.m. contest...
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Prayer 02/18/14
(Prayer ~ 02/18/14)
O Father God, we ask that in all things you give us wisdom and understanding. Amen.
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