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Local events scheduled for National Adoption Month
(Local News ~ 10/30/14)
As part of National Adoption Month, the Children's Coalition will host Orphan Sunday Candlelight Vigil from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Common Pleas Courthouse gazebo to raise awareness of children who need homes. Evelyn Martin, regional director of Lutheran Family and Children's Services, said the event is meant to celebrate adoptive and foster families and raise awareness and provide education about adoption and foster care...
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OnlineU.org ranks Southeast Missouri State's business, nursing degrees
(Local News ~ 10/30/14)
OnlineU.org has featured Southeast Missouri State University on the list of its 2015 Best Value Online College Rankings. Its degree in nursing ranks 15th, and its business degree is 25th out of 25, according to the list at http://www.onlineu.org/best-value-colleges...
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Free makeovers offered to Vision House residents
(Local News ~ 10/30/14)
Women in Gibson Recovery Center Inc.'s Vision House program got a beauty boost Wednesday with makeovers donated by local salons. This was the first time Gibson Recovery has offered Treat No Tricks for Vision House, marketing director Dwana Leible said. About 11 women from Vision House, a 16-bed transitional housing facility for women with substance abuse issues, got their hair, makeup and eyebrows done for free by representatives from local businesses...
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Health overhaul subsidies may go to U.S. Supreme Court
(National News ~ 10/30/14)
WASHINGTON -- Supreme Court justices have their first chance this week to decide whether they have the appetite for another major fight over President Barack Obama's health care law. Some of the same players who mounted the first failed effort to kill the law altogether now want the justices to rule that subsidies that help millions of low- and middle-income people afford their premiums under the law are illegal...
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U.S. health care system unprepared for Ebola
(National News ~ 10/30/14)
The U.S. health care apparatus is so unprepared and short on resources to deal with the deadly Ebola virus that even small clusters of cases could overwhelm parts of the system, according to an Associated Press review of readiness at hospitals and other components of the emergency medical network...
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Testimony continues in Ware murder case
(Local News ~ 10/30/14)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Testimony continued Wednesday in the murder case against a Ware, Illinois, woman accused of killing her boyfriend's 4-year-old son. Sacha Brown, 32, faces charges of murder, aggravated battery of a child under 13 and concealing a homicide in connection with the Dec. 11, 2011, death of Justin Hepburn...
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Albino Buck
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/30/14)
I saw the albino buck yesterday on my way to work on Old Sprigg (between Lexington and Bertling).
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Community Counseling Center receives $1000.00 from US Bank
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/30/14)
The Community Counseling Center in Cape Girardeau, MO received $1000.00 in funding support from US Bank this fall. Pictured left to right: Shannon Daniels, Senior Financial Advisor- US Bancorp; Mary Burton, Director of Fund Development- Community Counseling Center; Jim Ham, Vice-President- US Bank...
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Karen Wilkinson (KP) Benefit
(Submitted Story ~ 10/30/14)
Karen Wilkinson, better known as KP, was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer in June of this year. Since then she has under gone chemo and has had a mastectomy of the right breast. Medical bills are piling up. Not to mention living expenses from not being able to work. ...
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this spring
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/30/14)
Not sure if this is the buck or the doe, It was early spring
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Casino license renewed by state for four more years
(Local News ~ 10/30/14)
Isle Casino Cape Girardeau was granted a renewal on its gaming license Wednesday by the Missouri Gaming Commission. The renewed license is valid for four years as opposed to previous one-year licenses granted to Isle by the commission. State statutes that govern licensing of Missouri casinos are set up so upon opening, a casino can receive a one-year license for each of the first two years of operation, then may apply for a four-year license every term after. ...
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getting the team harnessed
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/30/14)
Jim Buzzards and his swampers getting the team ready to plow at Ron Benne's annual plow at East Cape plow last Saturday
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St. Vincent football team faces tough test in district semis
(High School Sports ~ 10/30/14)
The St. Vincent Indians' biggest offensive showing of the season couldn't have come at a better time. The fourth-seeded Indians put up a season-high 35 points in last week's win over Barat Academy in the opening round of the Class 1 District 1 tournament, sending them to the semifinals against the defending state champion Valle Catholic Warriors at 7 p.m. today in Ste. Genevieve.
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Central, Sikeston football teams meet again
(High School Sports ~ 10/30/14)
The Central Tigers' 47-7 home win over the Sikeston Bulldogs in Week 3 is a distant memory as the two teams meet again at 7 p.m. today in the second round of the Class 4 District 1 playoffs at Tiger Stadium.
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Jackson, Oakville set to clash in district football semis
(High School Sports ~ 10/30/14)
The Jackson Indians' postseason is getting off to a late start. The Indians received a much-needed week of rest after locking up the top seed in the Class 5 District 1 tournament, where they'll face the fifth-seeded Oakville Tigers at 7 p.m. today at The Pit.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/30/14)
Today is Thursday, Oct. 30, the 303rd day of 2014. There are 62 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 30, 1974, Muhammad Ali knocked out George Foreman in the eighth round of a 15-round bout in Kinshasa, Zaire, known as the "Rumble in the Jungle," to regain his world heavyweight title...
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Hooked on Science: Static ghost
(Community ~ 10/30/14)
Halloween means ghosts, but they're easier to control than you might think. n Balloon n White tissue paper n Transparent tape STEP 1: Cut the shape of a ghost in the white tissue paper. STEP 2: Using the tape, secure the tail of the ghost to a flat surface...
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Patrick Marberry
(Obituary ~ 10/30/14)
DESLOGE, Mo. -- Patrick Jay Marberry, 61, of Desloge, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014, at NHC Healthcare. He was born Dec. 20, 1952, to the late Alvin and Lillian Blanc Marberry. Patrick was a member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Farmington, Missouri...
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Lucille Johnson
(Obituary ~ 10/30/14)
Lucille V. Johnson, 90, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Dec. 23, 1923, in Doniphan, Missouri, daughter of John and Ellen Guinn Ashcraft. She and Gene Johnson were married in June of 1971. He passed away March 10, 2000...
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Wilma Brown
(Obituary ~ 10/30/14)
Wilma A. Brown, 79, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born March 8, 1935, in Neelys Landing, Missouri, daughter of Hugh "Pood" and Lola Kay Craft Phillips. She and Lee Roy Brown were married Dec. 11, 1954, at New Bethel Baptist Church near Pocahontas...
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William Morgan
(Obituary ~ 10/30/14)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- William "Bill" Morgan, Sr., 90, of Advance, died Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014, at his home. Visitation will from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Morgan Funeral Home in Advance. A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home.
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Morton Estes Sr.
(Obituary ~ 10/30/14)
Morton Bern "Mort" Estes Sr., 93, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014, at The Baptist Home in Ozark, Missouri. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. The funeral will be at noon Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Lucas Clabough officiating...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 10/30/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/30/14)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Tuesday: n At 12:21 a.m., a medical assist on Linden Street. n At 12:52 a.m., a medical assist on South Pacific Street. n At 8:16 a.m., alarm system sounded on Independence Street...
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Jackson fire report 10/30/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/30/14)
JACKSON The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls Monday: n Emergency medical service on Belair Drive. The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls Tuesday: n Emergency medical service on Morgan Street. n Emergency medical service on Luetje Street...
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Hawaii lava nears home, main road
(National News ~ 10/30/14)
PAHOA, Hawaii -- Rain fell Wednesday on a red-hot river of lava as it threatened to consume its first home on its slow advance into a rural Hawaii town. A breakout of the lava flow was about 100 feet from a Pahoa residence -- about the length of a basketball court, said Hawaii County Civil Defense director Darryl Oliveira. The couple that lives in the home has left...
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Pumpkins fly at first annual chuckin' contest
(Local News ~ 10/30/14)
Pumpkins flew, but not necessarily with the greatest of ease, during Wednesday's Pumpkin Chuckin' Contest at Parker Field at Southeast Missouri State University. The contest that pitted fraternity houses against each other was hosted by the Arrow, Southeast's student newspaper. Each fraternity used one person per round, and the one with the longest throw advanced to the finals. Those in the finals competed for the longest throw, said Olivia Snare, Arrow advertising manager...
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Clark Summers chosen for elections task force
(Local News ~ 10/30/14)
A local county clerk was chosen as a member of a new bipartisan group designed to maintain the integrity of elections in Missouri. Secretary of State Jason Kander on Wednesday announced the formation of the Elections Integrity Task Force, which will bring together federal law enforcement officials and local and state election authorities...
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Man decapitates mother, is killed by train
(National News ~ 10/30/14)
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- A man with a history of psychiatric problems decapitated his mother, dragged her lifeless body into the street in front of their home and killed himself by walking into the path of a nearby oncoming train, police said Wednesday...
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Hagel approves 21-day Ebola quarantine for troops
(National News ~ 10/30/14)
WASHINGTON -- All American troops returning from Ebola response missions in West Africa will be placed in supervised isolation for 21 days, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Wednesday. He called it a "safety valve" sought by military members' families...
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Hundreds feared buried under Sri Lanka mudslide
(International News ~ 10/30/14)
KOSLANDA, Sri Lanka -- A mudslide triggered by monsoon rains buried scores of workers' houses at a tea plantation in central Sri Lanka on Wednesday, raising fears that hundreds may have been killed. In the chaos that followed, there was confusion about the number of dead and missing because government officials reported different figures and later reduced the number of missing by 100 without explanation...
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State board slows education commissioner search
(State News ~ 10/30/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri Board of Education is slowing down the search to replace outgoing Education Commissioner Chris Nicastro after facing criticism that the process was being rushed. The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education says nominations and applications will be accepted through Nov. 21...
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New survey details vast scope of teen dating abuse
(Community ~ 10/30/14)
NEW YORK -- From violence to verbal taunts, abusive dating behavior is pervasive among America's adolescents, according to a new, federally funded survey. It says a majority of boys and girls who date describe themselves as both victims and perpetrators...
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New Batman Affleck backs bat-protection efforts
(Entertainment ~ 10/30/14)
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. -- Two of the stars of the upcoming film "Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice" have added Hollywood heft to a Detroit-area group's efforts to protect bats. Ben Affleck, who plays Batman in the movie; Amy Adams, who plays Lois Lane; and Zack Snyder, the film's director, appear in an Organization for Bat Conservation video posted online Monday to coincide with National Bat Week. Some of the movie is being filmed in Detroit...
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Rams make multiple moves to fill holes
(Professional Sports ~ 10/30/14)
ST. LOUIS -- The often-invoked cliche "next man up" is really getting put to the test for the sliding, injury-plagued St. Louis Rams. They have so many holes to fill that safety Mark Barron, acquired from Tampa Bay on Tuesday, could play this week at San Francisco...
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Peshmerga troops cheered by fellow Kurds in Turkey
(International News ~ 10/30/14)
SURUC, Turkey -- Iraqi peshmerga troops were cheered Wednesday by fellow Kurds in southeastern Turkey as the fighters slowly made their way toward the Syrian Kurdish border town of Kobani to try to break a siege there by Islamic State militants. But the ability of the small force to turn the tide of battle will depend on the effectiveness of their weapons and U.S.-led airstrikes against the extremists...
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Democratic challenger tries to unseat incumbent in Dist. 145
(Local News ~ 10/30/14)
In the final days of the campaign, candidates for the 145th district in the Missouri House of Representatives are hard at work. Republican incumbent Shelley Keeney is working to win her last term of office that term limits will allow, and Democratic challenger Charles Elrod is taking some time from his regular job to beat the political bushes...
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Three Rivers staff gets peek at new Sikeston facility
(Local News ~ 10/30/14)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Members of Three Rivers College faculty and staff received a sneak peek Friday of the institution's new Sikeston campus. The three-story, 40,000-square-foot structure will replace a converted racquet ball court with about 8,000 square feet of usable space where classes are held...
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Notre Dame's 'The 39 Steps' production a Mel Brooks twist on a Hitchcock film
(Community ~ 10/30/14)
Notre Dame Regional High School students will present the play "The 39 Steps" next week, but with a Mel Brooks-style twist to it. "The 39 Steps" is adapted by Patrick Barlow from the novel by John Buchan based on an original concept by Simon Corble and Nobby Dimon. While the film plot was more of a spy thriller with the hero Richard Hannay trying to prevent a spy organization from stealing top-secret information, the play has Hannay as a man bored with his aimless life...
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Woman injured when tree falls on house
(Local News ~ 10/30/14)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- A woman was reaching for a glass in a kitchen cabinet when a huge tree being removed from the adjoining lot fell the wrong way. It smashed her into house at 1104 Hickory St. about 5:15 p.m. Friday. Patricia Montiel was injured when the cabinets were knocked off the wall and a microwave on a shelf above the range hood fell down...
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Iowa residents create Halloween hay bale art
(National News ~ 10/30/14)
CHARITON, Iowa -- Residents in a southern Iowa county have been creating works of art from hay bales for Halloween. Lucas County's annual hay bale art contest features more than 30 entries in three towns this year. The roadside pieces include a gray and white cat, a caterpillar and a character from the Disney movie "Cars." Lyle Asell, committee chairman for the contest, says the pieces boost tourism. Winners will be announced Saturday...
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Crunch time: SEC teams relying on defense ... again
(Professional Sports ~ 10/30/14)
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- It's the time of year when SEC teams seem to start flexing their defensive muscle. Offenses have deservingly garnered headlines in an age of spread offenses and run-it-up attacks, but the league that built its national championship run on defense has taken another step forward this season: 10 Southeastern Conference teams have allowed fewer yards this year than last and half of the 14 league members are among the country's 30 stingiest in points given up...
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Robert Grass
(Obituary ~ 10/30/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Robert Lee "Melon" Grass, 73, died Monday, Oct. 27, 2014, at Riverview at the Park Nursing Home in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. Robert was an U. S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Memorial Mass will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in St. Mary, Missouri, with the Rev. Richard Kasznel C.M. officiating. Military honors will be provided by VFW Post 2210 on the church lawn after Mass...
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Births 10/30/14
(Births ~ 10/30/14)
Son to James Duston Henson and Ashley Nicole McGuirk of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 9:25 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014. Name, Bronson James. Weight, 6 pounds. Second child, first son. Ms. McGuirk is the former Ashley Campbell, daughter of Evelyn Beck of Valley Springs, Arkansas. Henson is employed by Regional Property Maintenance...
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Fall festivals and several weekend events
(Editorial ~ 10/30/14)
Friday night there will be children walking neighborhoods for candy and dressed in costume for Halloween. It's not a particularly uplifting holiday, but there are some options for family-friendly fun. A popular tradition for some families is attending a fall festival. There are churches in the area who holds these festivals, which can include food, candy, games and other fun...
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Amendment removes local control
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/30/14)
Amendment 3 is a critical issue in this election cycle. It will mandate that teacher evaluations be based on "quantifiable student performance data" (aka standardized tests). Reasonable people can agree that teachers need to be evaluated just like everybody else who works for a living; they already are. ...
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Vote 'no' on Constitutional Amendment 6
(Column ~ 10/30/14)
Vote 'no' on Constitutional Amendment 6 As the chief elections official of our state, I work to make sure only eligible voters vote and that every eligible voter is able to vote securely. I'm opposing Constitutional Amendment 6 and urging you to vote "no" on Tuesday, because Constitutional Amendment 6 is confusing and misleading...
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Sun should set on fire tax
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/30/14)
Sun should set on fire tax Instead of doggy parks and water slides, don't you think the elected representatives of Cape Girardeau citizens should have spent on the fire department? They didn't! And now they're asking you for more taxes to fund the fire department when the city council did not. Make no mistake, the proposition on the Tuesday ballot is a tax increase. If you vote "yes," you'll be paying more taxes...
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Speak Out 10/30/14
(Speak Out ~ 10/30/14)
Gone Girl; Be careful; Ebola; Election votes; America is exceptional
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Prayer 10/30/14
(Prayer ~ 10/30/14)
O Father God, may we serve one another and point the world to you. Amen.
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Southeast Missourian 110-year timeline
(Local News ~ 10/30/14)
1904 The Naeter brothers resurrected a failed newspaper, The Daily Republican Voters approved a plan to install sewers in the city. Passenger service began on the new Houck railroad from Cape Girardeau to Oak Ridge. Louis Houck donated a wealth of items from the Missouri Building of the St. Louis World's Fair to the Normal School, now Southeast Missouri State University. Included in the purchase were 58 reproductions of ancient and medieval statuary by August Gerber of Cologne, Germany...
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Out of the past 10/30/14
(Out of the Past ~ 10/30/14)
Judith Ann Crow was the recipient of this year's Otto Dingeldein Award from the Southeast Missouri Council on the Arts. The sale of Lenco Inc. to Associated Equipment Co. Inc., of Pearland, Texas, and investor David Hoelscher of Midland, Texas, closes; the tough task of turning around the financial condition of the Jackson manufacturing firm is just beginning...
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