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Southeast Missouri State's Gibson repeats as OVC Player of the Week in baseball
(College Sports ~ 03/18/14)
The Southeast baseball player again drew the OVC Player of the Week award
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Bill could make inmate marriages easier
(State News ~ 03/18/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A measure making it easier for inmates to get married is moving through the Missouri Legislature. The legislation would create an inmate exception to a Missouri law that requires people seeking a marriage license to appear in person before the local recorder of deeds...
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Mo. budget funds lab for faster newborn screenings
(State News ~ 03/18/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri lawmakers are proposing to boost spending at a state health laboratory in hopes of speeding up the results of newborn blood screenings that test for dozens of health conditions. A budget plan pending in the House would add about $150,000 for the state public health laboratory to conduct newborn screenings on Saturdays and expand a courier service to Sundays...
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St. Louis-area women team to fight sex trafficking
(State News ~ 03/18/14)
ST. LOUIS -- The photographs on a popular online site advertising "escort" services showed three young women selling their bodies, posed against floor-to-ceiling windows of the same high-rise hotel. One of them perched provocatively atop a desk...
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Locations of Broadway sculptures announced
(Local News ~ 03/18/14)
Broadway soon will be blooming with art, and the locations of the seven sculptures stretch from Spanish Street to Pacific Street, according to a news release from the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department. The pieces will be welcomed at a reception at 6 p.m. April 4 at the Vasterling Suites courtyard at the southwest corner of Broadway and Fountain Street, the release said. The reception is open to the public...
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School board candidate forum to be Thursday
(Local News ~ 03/18/14)
The SEMO Pachyderms will host a "Get to Know Your School Board Candidates Forum" at 7 p.m. Thursday at Dexter Bar-B-Que, 236 S. Broadview St., according to a news release from the group. School board elections are scheduled for April 8. Club vice president and program chairman Mark J. Welker said the forum is limited to candidates in Cape Girardeau County...
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Perry County approves bus contracts with two companies
(Local News ~ 03/18/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Perry County School District No. 32 School Board members Monday voted to contract with Meyer Bus Line Inc. of Perryville for a year, and then enter a lease agreement with Midwest Bus Sales of Litchfield, Ill., for the following four years...
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Public hearing on downtown improvement district set for April
(Local News ~ 03/18/14)
The Cape Girardeau City Council unanimously approved a resolution Monday calling for a public hearing to consider the proposed Downtown Cape Girardeau Community Improvement District. Supporters of the proposal filed a petition with the city clerk in December requesting the council form the district in the areas of Broadway and Water, Main and Spanish streets and portions of adjoining streets. Scheduling a public hearing also was part of the petition...
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Third Day performs Monday
(Local News ~ 03/18/14)
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Mac Powell, lead vocalist with Third Day, performs with the band Monday night at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. The concert was rescheduled from March 9 because of a winter storm. ...
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Duggars to appear at benefit for transition facility
(Local News ~ 03/18/14)
As a benefit for Midwest Ministry Care Center's newly opened Ruth House, aimed at helping women coming out of inpatient alcohol/drug abuse programs, Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar of the TLC show "19 Kids & Counting" will be coming to Lynwood Baptist Church on May 4...
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SEMO education majors to start renting iPads
(Local News ~ 03/18/14)
Southeast Missouri State University's College of Education is undergoing an "Edvolution," from changing its curriculum to plans to distribute iPads to students in the program next year. Starting in the fall, students will rent an iPad Air with 32 gigabytes, much as they would books, and the program has been dubbed "Edvolution."...
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Teller injured in Essex bank heist
(Local News ~ 03/18/14)
ESSEX, Mo. -- Police are looking for two suspects after the robbery Monday morning of the First Commercial Bank branch in Essex.
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Battling son's seizures, a Bernie mother joins medical marijuana debate
(Community ~ 03/18/14)
BERNIE, Mo. -- A Bernie woman has entered the medical marijuana debate in order to help get her son the medication she believes will help him deal with seizures. Brandy Johnson says it doesn't make sense that doctors can prescribe illegal drugs such as cocaine and heroin, but marijuana -- and products made from it -- is a Schedule I drug, considered by the government to have no legitimate medicinal use...
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Forecasters call for later spring storm season
(State News ~ 03/18/14)
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) - Prolonged cold this winter has caused a cooling of water in the Gulf of Mexico and is likely to push back the start of the spring storm season in the Midwest, weather forecasters said, followed by a mild summer with ample rainfall...
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Old Town Cape receives accreditation from national, state organizations
(Local News ~ 03/18/14)
Old Town Cape -- for the 10th year -- has received accreditation from the National Trust for Historic Preservation Main Street Center and the Missouri Main Street Connection, according to a news release from Old Town Cape...
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City breaks ground on rose garden relocation
(Local News ~ 03/18/14)
Despite the snow and mud, city leaders were all smiles Monday morning as they gathered at Murtaugh Park to overturn the first shovelfuls of dirt for the Melvin Gateley Vision 2000 Garden. The rose garden originally was behind Cape Girardeau City Hall and had to be relocated after it was determined the city needed to run a utility line through the area. Its new home is in Murtaugh Park, near the corner of William and Main streets, in front of the Red House Interpretive Center...
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Johnson County votes today on fracking
(Local News ~ 03/18/14)
JOHNSON COUNTY, Ill. -- The national hydraulic fracturing debate will hone in close to home today as Johnson County voters take to the polls to vote on whether their county commission should oppose any effort to begin fracking in the county.
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Snow Day Squirrel
(Submitted Photo ~ 03/18/14)
This little critter was taking refuge from the falling snow in our backyard tree.
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Early morning
(Submitted Photo ~ 03/18/14)
Pier on Cypress Lake amid Cypress knees and trees -- early morning on Cypress Lake, Burfordville.
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4-H MEMBERS ATTEND YOUTH CIVIC LEADERS SUMMIT
(Submitted Photo ~ 03/18/14)
"Life is a Highway!" was the theme for the 2014 4-H Youth Civic Leaders Summit held March 7th - 9th at Windermere Conference Center, Lake of the Ozarks. Andrew, Julie, & Nathan Aufdenberg, Victoria Kobak, Joshua Koenig, Renee Peters, Bridget & Ryan Schumer attended with groups representing Indiana, Minnesota, Wisconsin and 15 other Missouri counties. Thanks to Wanda Aufdenberg for chaperoning the trip...
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Common Core State Standards talk set for Sunday March 31
(Submitted Story ~ 03/18/14)
Empower yourself by learning about the consequences of Common Core Standards. The event will take place at The Rose Theater on Sunday, March 30, 2014, at 2:00 PM, 408 North Pacific, Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Join presenter Stacy Shore, Concerned Woman for America of Missouri (CWA) and People Actively Promoting Education Reform for a lively discussion outlining these education standards and their impact on our families, communities and state...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/18/14)
Today is Tuesday, March 18, the 77th day of 2014. There are 288 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 18, 1974, most of the Arab oil-producing nations ended their 5-month-old embargo against the United States that had been sparked by American support for Israel in the Yom Kippur War...
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Severe weather is nothing to play around with
(Editorial ~ 03/18/14)
Another blast of winter weather covered the area Sunday afternoon. Big flakes graced the grass and roadways -- not something we think of on March 16. Thankfully, the latest round of white stuff was not nearly as much as we've seen since December. With forecasts calling for more springlike temperatures today we hope we're on the way to spring...
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Speak Out 3/18/14
(Speak Out ~ 03/18/14)
I have an idea what our Cape Girardeau leaders could do for the citizens of Cape. They can have a contest on who has the worst streets in Cape Girardeau. And then whoever wins gets a $20 reduction on their water bill. Bloomfield Road is getting bumpier and more uneven all the time. It is hard on cars. If they are not going to widen, at least they could smooth the road out somehow. This is a heavily traveled road...
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Be a safe and responsible driver
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/18/14)
I would like to invite parents and community members to address youth with a very important message. The message is that it only takes one! Students at several local schools will have the chance to look at this great locally sponsored campaign that challenges students to be safe. ...
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Biggest threat is climate change?
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/18/14)
Fear not. Liberals will save us. I'm confused. I thought America's No. 1 enemy is radical Islamists and the al-Qaida affiliated groups that killed four U.S. citizens, including an American ambassador in Benghazi. But no, they were ruled out by President Obama in a recent interview. ...
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Celina Roy
(Obituary ~ 03/18/14)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Celina Roy, 73, of Chaffee was lovingly surrounded by her family as her guardian angel took her to the heavenly father Sunday, March 16, 2014, at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau. To the end of her life she continued to smile and offer comfort to everyone. Her sky blue eyes compassionately offered love to anyone, and she accepted it in return like it was a precious gem...
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Brenda Blocker
(Obituary ~ 03/18/14)
ORAN, Mo. -- Brenda Sue Blocker, 68, of Oran passed away Saturday, March 15, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 7, 1946, in Pop City, Mo., to the late Junior Jackson "Jack" and Joyce J. Boley Callow. She married Jerome Thomas Blocker July 6, 1963...
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Wendell Glency
(Obituary ~ 03/18/14)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Wendell "Mick" Glency, 76, of Chaffee passed away Sunday, March 16, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born May 8, 1937, in Chaffee, to the late Lawrence Joseph and Jessie Rozina Bailey Glency. He married Ruth Anne Sullivan on Nov. 30, 1959...
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Larry Reynolds
(Obituary ~ 03/18/14)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Larry William Reynolds, 63, of Advance passed away Monday, March 17, 2014, at Troy Manor in Troy, Mo. He was born Nov. 3, 1950, in Cape Girardeau, son of William and Patricia Chiles Reynolds. Larry had been a construction worker...
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Births 3/18/14
(Births ~ 03/18/14)
Daughter to Jacob Patrick and Mistie Diane Ressel of Kelso, Mo., Southeast Hospital, 1:11 p.m. Monday, Feb. 24, 2014. Name, Brynlee Diane. Weight, 4 pounds, 14 ounces. Mrs. Ressel is the former Mistie Senciboy, daughter of Billy Ray and Julie Senciboy of Oran, Mo. She is a respiratory therapist at Southeast. Ressel is the son of Penny Ressel of Kelso and Pat and Cheryl Ressel of Scott City. He is operations manager at Buchheit Inc...
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Quake strongly felt across L.A.
(National News ~ 03/18/14)
LOS ANGELES -- A pre-dawn earthquake rolled across the Los Angeles basin Monday, rattling nerves and shaking buildings along a 150-mile swath of Southern California but causing no major damage. The 4.4-magnitude quake was centered 2 miles from Encino and 15 miles west-northwest of the downtown civic center, according to the U.S. Geological Survey...
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Libya tanker seized by U.S. Navy SEALs forces
(International News ~ 03/18/14)
TRIPOLI, Libya -- U.S. Navy SEALs seized an oil tanker off the Mediterranean island of Cyprus, stopping an attempt by a Libyan militia to sell the shipload of crude in defiance of the Libyan government. Supporters of the militia, which calls for autonomy for the eastern half of Libya, vowed Monday to try again to export oil from the ports they control...
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Putin recognizes Crimean independence amid sanctions
(International News ~ 03/18/14)
KIEV, Ukraine -- Ignoring the toughest sanctions against Moscow since the end of the Cold War, Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula as an "independent and sovereign country" Monday, a challenge to Washington that escalates one of Europe's worst security crises in years...
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New uncertainties arise about missing Malaysian plane
(International News ~ 03/18/14)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Officials revealed a new timeline Monday suggesting the final voice transmission from the cockpit of the missing Malaysian plane may have occurred before any of its communications systems were disabled, adding more uncertainty about who aboard might have been to blame...
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Blues eclipse 100 points with 3-1 win over Jets
(Professional Sports ~ 03/18/14)
ST. LOUIS -- With Vladimir Tarasenko and T.J. Oshie both out of the St. Louis Blues lineup, captain David Backes stepped up to fill the void. Backes scored twice in the third period, giving him 23 goals on the season, and the Blues skated to a 3-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Monday night...
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Missouri basketball fans have less alluring task of following NIT bracket
(Professional Sports ~ 03/18/14)
The Tigers are not playing in the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2008
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Red Sox's Sizemore finds old form in exhibition win against Cardinals
(Professional Sports ~ 03/18/14)
The often injured outfielder had three hits and shined in the field for Boston
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Kiss, Def Leppard pair up for summer tour
(Entertainment ~ 03/18/14)
NEW YORK -- Kiss and Def Leppard are joining forces for a summer tour. The bands will embark on a U.S. tour June 23 in West Valley City, Utah. They will play more than 40 dates, including Los Angeles; Austin, Texas; Nashville, Tenn.; Atlanta; and Tampa, Fla. The tour wraps Aug. 31 in Woodlands, Texas...
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Prayer 3/18/14
(Prayer ~ 03/18/14)
O Lord Jesus, may you be glorified by the works of our hands. Amen.
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Study: 2 percent of Americans have new hips, knees
(Community ~ 03/18/14)
It's not just grandma with a new hip and your uncle with a new knee. More than 2 of every 100 Americans now have an artificial joint, doctors are reporting. Among those older than 50, it's even more common: 5 percent have replaced a knee and more than 2 percent, a hip...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 3/18/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/18/14)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Sunday:...
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Cape Girardeau police report 3/18/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/18/14)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests DWI Property damage Burglary Assault Miscellaneous...
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Many people, events beneficial to Cape Girardeau
(Column ~ 03/18/14)
It has been a very busy and exciting month. I want to highlight several different functions and issues in this column. Each in its own way becomes very important to our community and our citizens. Gayle Conrad, our longtime and very efficient city clerk, was installed last week as the president of the Missouri City Clerks and Finance Officers Association in Columbia, Mo. ...
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Gene mapping study shows promise, challenges
(Community ~ 03/18/14)
CHICAGO -- These days, it's faster and cheaper than ever to decipher a person's entire DNA. But a small study suggests looking for disease risks that way may not be ready for the masses. For one thing, the research found that gene variants most likely linked with significant disease were the least likely to be accurately identified...
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Evidence spotted for universe's early growth spurt
(National News ~ 03/18/14)
NEW YORK -- Researchers say they have spotted evidence that a split-second after the Big Bang, the newly formed universe ballooned out at a pace so astonishing that it left behind ripples in the fabric of the cosmos. If confirmed, experts said, the discovery would be a major advance in the understanding of the early universe. Although many scientists already believed that an initial, extremely rapid growth spurt happened, they have long sought the evidence cited in the new study...
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NIT road could get bumpier with arrest of two Tigers basketball players
(Professional Sports ~ 03/18/14)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Four Missouri athletes were arrested Saturday night on suspicion of possession of 35 grams or less of marijuana during a traffic stop in Columbia. Guards Wes Clark and Shane Rector of the basketball team and defensive backs Aarion Penton and Shaun Rupert from the football team were pulled over at 11:32 p.m. after Columbia police noticed an expired rear license plate tag on Rupert's car, police spokeswoman Latisha Stroer said Monday...
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Out of the past 3/18/14
(Out of the Past ~ 03/18/14)
Southeast Missouri State captures its sixth South Central Regional basketball championship in eight years, earning a berth in the "Elite Eight" of the NCAA Division II championships at Springfield, Mass.; powered by senior Malcomn Henry, who is voted the tourney's most valuable player, the Indians down MIAA rival Central Missouri State 88-73...
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