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Educator of the Year awards given to five
(Local News ~ 10/22/14)
Teachers from a variety of levels were recognized Tuesday at the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce's Educator Appreciation Reception at the Show Me Center. Winning Educator of the Year awards were: Honorees received the Crystal Apple Award, a $500 check, resolutions of honor from the Missouri Legislature and a copy of a commemorative video shown before they took the stage for their remarks. State Rep. Kathy Swan and state Sen. Wayne Wallingford presented the resolutions...
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U.S. expands Ebola checks at airports
(National News ~ 10/22/14)
WASHINGTON -- Fending off demands to ban travel from Ebola-stricken West Africa, the Obama administration instead tightened the nation's defenses against Ebola by requiring that all arrivals from the disease-ravaged zone pass through one of five U.S. airports...
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Three Rivers, Southeast patch up relationship
(Local News ~ 10/22/14)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- After more than a decade of bad blood, the only two higher-education institutions in Southeast Missouri say they are strengthening ties in support of their core mission -- to better the lives of residents. The presidents of Three Rivers College and Southeast Missouri State University recently spent an afternoon talking with a U.S. senator about campus safety, then sat down to share plans for the future...
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Osage Centre to host annual career fair
(Local News ~ 10/22/14)
More than 40 area employers will participate in a career fair for job seekers Thursday in Cape Girardeau. Mike Berry, functional leader at the Missouri Career Center, which is hosting the event, said the annual fair has drawn 900 to 1,000 people, and the center is looking forward to a good turnout again...
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FBI: Denver girls may have tried to join jihadis
(National News ~ 10/22/14)
DENVER -- The FBI said Tuesday it's investigating the possibility three teenage girls from the Denver area tried to travel to Syria to join Islamic State extremists. An FBI spokeswoman says agents helped bring the girls back to Denver after stopping them in Germany. Spokeswoman Suzie Payne says they're safe and have been reunited with their families...
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Tip leads officers to arrest of two; drug operation discovered
(Local News ~ 10/22/14)
BENTON, Mo. -- Two people are in custody after drugs and drug paraphernalia were discovered at a Morley, Missouri, residence. David D. Kelley, 41, of Morley is charged with two felony counts of possession with the intent to distribute a controlled substance and felony possession of a methamphetamine precursor drug with the intent to manufacture, after his home was searched Monday evening...
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Chase leads to several arrests in Perryville
(Local News ~ 10/22/14)
A Monday evening chase in Perryville, Missouri, led to the arrests of several people suspected of dealing drugs, Perry County Sheriff Gary Schaaf said Tuesday. Between 8 and 8:30 p.m. Monday, the Perry County Sheriff's Department learned about a drug deal in progress, Schaaf said...
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Perryville police seek suspect in two fires
(Local News ~ 10/22/14)
Police in Perryville, Missouri, are looking for a person responsible for a pair of Monday night fires. Just before 8:30 p.m. Monday, firefighters received a call about decorative hay bales burning in front of a beauty salon at 7 N. Main St., said Bill Jones, assistant fire and police chief...
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Farm forges a long-term financial plan in black walnuts
(Local News ~ 10/22/14)
Today, it's hard to believe the 288 acres of the Martin Walnut Tree Farm were nothing more than plowed ground when Dr. Richard Martin bought the land 26 years ago. It took about three or four years of seed planting by Martin, his family and volunteers to bring his groves of trees alive...
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Gary Sander Retires after 25 years
(Submitted Story ~ 10/22/14)
Roger Lang of Byron L. Lang, Inc. is proud to present Gary Sander, a driver for the company, an award for over 25 years of dedicated service and 3.5 million miles of accident free driving. Mr. Sander is still employed part-time and along with Byron L. Lang, Inc. is proud to volunteer his services to help in the "Semo Share Fest", a Christian based program, in which he will take 30,000 lbs. of rice to Sedalia MO to be distributed for the needy...
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Abrams Falls
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/22/14)
Abrams Falls in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It rained 5 to 6 inches the night before, so the water was stained more than usual.
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US Bank proudly supports the United Way of Southeast Missouri
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/22/14)
US Bank's local campaign brought in more than $10,000.00 in funding this year for the United Way of Southeast Missouri. Pictured left to right: Jim Ham, Vice-President US Bank; Ryan Wiley, Project Specialist US Bank; Cassy Dameron, Branch Manager US Bank; Nicholle Hinkle, Director of Donor Relations United Way of Southeast Missouri; Brandy McIntire, 2014 Campaign Chair United Way of Southeast Missouri; Nick Burger, Commercial Relationship Manager US Bank...
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Columbia council axes pot measure
(State News ~ 10/22/14)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The Columbia City Council narrowly defeated a local attorney's proposal to remove penalties for growing marijuana plants within city limits. On Monday, the city council voted 4-3 against an ordinance that would have let residents grow up to two marijuana plants in Columbia. Those who opposed the measure were concerned about creating a disconnect between state and federal laws, which still punish people for growing the plant...
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Critics: Search for education commissioner rushed
(State News ~ 10/22/14)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Some district-level Missouri school officials have criticized the state school board's plan to quickly hire a new education commissioner, saying the board should first gather input on the position's needs and conduct a national search for qualified candidates...
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Arch work delayed by hot sun
(State News ~ 10/22/14)
ST. LOUIS -- The next inspection of the Gateway Arch will have to wait. Workers were scheduled to again rappel along the side of the 630-foot-tall structure Monday, but the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that the sun beating down on the metal skin of the monument made conditions too hot...
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City delays vote on St. Louis homeless shelter
(State News ~ 10/22/14)
ST. LOUIS -- The city of St. Louis has postponed a decision on the potential closure of a downtown homeless shelter that's facing complaints from neighboring property owners. After more than one year of intermittent hearings, the city Board of Public Service met Tuesday afternoon and was expected to rule on the request to shut down the Rev. Larry Rice's New Life Evangelistic Center...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/22/14)
Today is Wednesday, Oct. 22, the 295th day of 2014. There are 70 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 22, 1934, bank robber Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd was shot to death by federal agents and local police at a farm near East Liverpool, Ohio...
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The political landscape
(Column ~ 10/22/14)
If I didn't know better, I'd think the president was intentionally trying to torpedo Democrats' hope of holding Senate control in next month's midterm elections. For an administration prone to missteps, the past few weeks have raised the bar on the apparent rudderless ship of state...
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Online learning and a look at quality
(Editorial ~ 10/22/14)
The Internet has changed many things over the years. From online banking and bill paying, to entertainment options, to how you may be reading this editorial, digital devices, though not without flaws, can benefit us. Education is one of these categories, and recently a Southeast Missourian story looked at what Southeast Missouri State University is doing to improve quality in online courses...
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Prayer 10-22
(Prayer ~ 10/22/14)
Lord Jesus, thank you for coming to save us. Amen.
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Nixon creating group to address Ferguson issues
(State News ~ 10/22/14)
FERGUSON, Mo. -- An independent commission will be created to study issues that have surfaced since the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon said Tuesday. Nixon, who has been criticized by some residents and activists who say he hasn't done enough to address the unrest in the St. Louis suburb, said the Ferguson Commission will examine the social and economic conditions underscored by the weeks of protests following the shooting...
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Former Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee dies
(National News ~ 10/22/14)
WASHINGTON -- In a charmed life of newspapering, Ben Bradlee seemed always to be in just the right place. The raspy-voiced, hard-charging editor who invigorated The Washington Post got an early break as a journalist thanks to his friendship with one president, John F. Kennedy, and became famous for his role in toppling another, Richard Nixon, in the Watergate scandal...
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Births 10/22/14
(Births ~ 10/22/14)
Daughter to Brittany Latrice Ray of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 1:12 p.m. Monday, Oct. 13, 2014. Name, Amari Latrice. Weight, 7 pounds, 8 ounces. Second child, first daughter. Ms. Ray is the daughter of Hubert Ray and Vanessa Ray of Cape Girardeau...
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Out of the past 10/22/14
(Out of the Past ~ 10/22/14)
Mission Festivals are held at two Pocahontas-area Lutheran churches; the first service is at 8:30 a.m. at Trinity Church in Shawneetown; the second is at 10:15 a.m. at Zion Church in Pocahontas; speaker at both services is Dr. Luther L. Meinzen of St. Louis...
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Police try to retrace serial-killer suspect
(National News ~ 10/22/14)
GARY, Ind. -- Investigators in two states were reviewing unsolved murders and missing person reports after the arrest of an Indiana man who confessed to strangling one woman, told police where to find six more bodies and hinted at a serial killing spree over two decades...
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Suspect in student's abduction charged in D.C.-area rape
(National News ~ 10/22/14)
FAIRFAX, Va. -- Authorities have brought additional charges against a man accused of abducting an 18-year-old college student in Virginia: the abduction, rape and attempted capital murder of a 26-year-old woman in a Washington, D.C. suburb. A Circuit Court grand jury in Fairfax County on Monday handed up the new indictment against Jesse L. Matthew Jr., 32, who is in custody in the case of Hannah Graham, a University of Virginia sophomore who disappeared Sept. 13...
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Televangelist Angley urged vasectomies, abortion
(National News ~ 10/22/14)
AKRON, Ohio -- Televangelist Ernest Angley has long controlled members of his Akron-area congregation by advising them not to have children, shunning those who leave the church and using free labor at his for-profit buffet restaurant and television station, according to a two-month investigation...
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'Blade Runner' Pistorius gets 5 years in prison
(National News ~ 10/22/14)
PRETORIA, South Africa -- Oscar Pistorius was sentenced to five years in prison Tuesday for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, completing a transformation from an acclaimed sprinter at the 2012 Olympics to a convicted criminal led away in a police van with barred windows...
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Man's typo costs him thousands on power bill
(National News ~ 10/22/14)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- A New Mexico man says he made an error while paying his electric bill that led him to overpay by thousands of dollars. The Public Service Company of New Mexico says it could take weeks to get him his money back. Rio Rancho, New Mexico, lawyer Ira Karmiol overpaid a $278 bill online earlier this month when he inadvertently hit a fourth digit...
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Love, discipline fuel Neil Diamond's latest album
(Entertainment ~ 10/22/14)
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- Neil Diamond wrote and recorded his first studio album of new material in six years floating in the glow of new love. The 73-year-old entertainer, who married for the third time in 2012, says happiness with his new bride fueled his work on "Melody Road," out Tuesday...
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Militants grab weapons meant for Kurds
(International News ~ 10/22/14)
BEIRUT -- Islamic State group fighters seized at least one cache of weapons airdropped by U.S.-led coalition forces meant to supply Kurdish militiamen battling the extremist group in a border town, activists said Tuesday. The cache of weapons included hand grenades, ammunition and rocket-propelled grenade launchers, according to a video uploaded by a media group loyal to the Islamic State group...
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Syria's Assad exploits U.S. war against Islamic State
(International News ~ 10/22/14)
BEIRUT -- Syrian President Bashar Assad is taking advantage of the U.S.-led coalition's war against the Islamic State group to pursue a withering air and ground campaign against more mainstream rebels elsewhere in the country, trying to recapture areas considered more crucial to the survival of his government...
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Total CEO killed in Moscow airport runway crash
(International News ~ 10/22/14)
MOSCOW -- Christophe de Margerie, the charismatic CEO of Total SA who helped establish the multinational oil company as one of the world's biggest, was killed at a Moscow airport when his private jet collided with a snowplow whose driver was reportedly drunk...
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One American is released from 6 months of North Korea captivity
(National News ~ 10/22/14)
WASHINGTON -- American detainee Jeffrey Fowle has been released from North Korea, nearly six months after he was taken into custody, the State Department said Tuesday. Two other Americans who have been tried and convicted of crimes in North Korea are still being held...
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Scott City police report 10/22/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/22/14)
The Scott City Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Reports Oct. 12 Oct. 14 Oct. 15 Oct. 16 Oct. 17 Oct. 18 Arrests Oct. 13 Oct. 14...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 10/22/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/22/14)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Monday:...
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Cape Girardeau police report 10/22/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/22/14)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Tina Seabaugh
(Obituary ~ 10/22/14)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Ruth Ernestine "Tina" Seabaugh, 62, of Marble Hill passed away Monday, Oct. 20, 2014, at the family home. She was born Nov. 10, 1952, in Howard County, Missouri, daughter of Hazel J. Isle. She and Carl Seabaugh were married Sept. 3, 1994...
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Patricia Mungle
(Obituary ~ 10/22/14)
PATTON, Mo. -- Patricia Anne Mungle, 79, of Patton passed away Monday, Oct. 20, 2014, at her home. She was born July 19, 1935, in Alliance, Missouri, daughter of Luther and Anna Hahn Fadler. She and Bob Mungle were married Sept. 15, 1959. He passed away April 29, 2001...
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Tillman Leimer
(Obituary ~ 10/22/14)
Tillman A. "Timmie" Leimer, 98, of Saxony Village died Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014, at Chateau Girardeau Nursing Home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the chapel of McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson and from 9:30 a.m. until service time Friday at St. John's Lutheran Church in Pocahontas...
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Carrie Holder
(Obituary ~ 10/22/14)
Carrie Renee Phillips Holder, 43, of Scott City died Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014, at her home. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City is in charge of arrangements.
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Howard Gregory
(Obituary ~ 10/22/14)
Howard Eugene Gregory, 83, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014, at the Missouri Veterans Home. He was born July 18, 1931, in Cape Girardeau to Wesley "Bill" and Ollie Matlock Gregory. He and Betty Goff were married June 7, 1955, in Cape Girardeau...
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Rev. Steve Francis
(Obituary ~ 10/22/14)
The Rev. Steve Francis, 67, of Jackson died Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Patrick Brandel
(Obituary ~ 10/22/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Patrick Leo Brandel, 81, of Perryville died Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War. Visitation will be from 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Young and Sons Funeral Home...
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Stolen property, drug paraphernalia discovered in Benton home
(Local News ~ 10/22/14)
BENTON, Mo. -- A search for stolen property also uncovered drug paraphernalia at the home of a Benton-area couple. Kenneth D. Blankenship, 50, and Bobbie Wipfler, 36, each are charged with felony possession of a controlled substance and receiving stolen property and misdemeanor unlawful use of drug paraphernalia. Blankenship also is charged with felony unlawful possession of a firearm...
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Mississippi County inmate faces victim tampering charge
(Local News ~ 10/22/14)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- A Mississippi County inmate faces an additional charge after allegedly attempting to influence his victim to change testimony. Laterence Antonia Caldwell, 24, of Charleston was charged with tampering with a victim in a felony prosecution after jail administrator Cory Hutcheson noticed outgoing mail from Caldwell to the victim in his domestic assault case...
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SEMO Kennett student getting ready for big trip
(Local News ~ 10/22/14)
KENNETT, Mo. -- A student at the Kennett regional campus of Southeast Missouri State University is getting ready for an adventure in the spring. Shirley Ellis is the first student at Kennett to do her student teaching abroad. She will travel to Iquique, a port city in northern Chile, on March 30...
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Unemployment rates fall in 31 states
(National News ~ 10/22/14)
WASHINGTON -- Unemployment rates fell in 31 U.S. states in September, including in many where incumbent governors and senators face tough re-election campaigns. The report is the final data on state unemployment before the Nov. 4 elections. Tuesday's data may quickly find its way into late campaign ads and stump speeches. The economy is the top concern for voters in this year's congressional and gubernatorial races...
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Farmington product Garrett leads Southeast Missouri State football in tackling
(College Sports ~ 10/22/14)
The sophomore linebacker had a career-high 19 tackles in Saturday's loss
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Woodland's Reynolds, Wells run to SEMO conference titles
(High School Sports ~ 10/22/14)
All scores were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Tuesday.
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Speak Out 10-22
(Speak Out ~ 10/22/14)
Thank you Thank you to the Dalton father and son for going out of their way to return my billfold that was lost. My wish is to thank them personally for their kindness. Standardized test Do not become complacent. Even through Teach Great has dropped its support of a very poorly written constitutional amendment, Amendment 3 will still be on the Nov. ...
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Ohio Valley Conference preseason poll fits Southeast men's basketball team for 2nd
(College Sports ~ 10/22/14)
The Southeast men's team was predicted to finish second in the West Division and the women's team was picked 10th out of 12 teams in the Ohio Valley Conference preseason poll.
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