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Former NFL player brings message of encouragement to Scott City High School
(Local News ~ 11/06/14)
Setting goals, believing in themselves and avoiding poor choices were a few of the messages given to Scott City High School students Wednesday by former NFL linebacker Devon McDonald. McDonald, president and CEO of Sports World Ministries, is in town to speak at several area schools this week. ...
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Election brings new GOP power to state capitols
(National News ~ 11/06/14)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- State capitols across the country will be more Republican than at any point since the Roaring '20s when victorious legislators and governors take office next year. That could result in lower taxes and perhaps fewer dollars flowing to social safety net programs...
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Energy Assistance Program can help with heating costs
(Local News ~ 11/06/14)
As cold weather approaches, the Missouri Department of Social Services is reminding Missourians in need the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program can help them with heating bills this fall and winter. The program offers help paying heating bills through March. Payment amounts can range from $45 to $450, based on household size, income and type of fuel used for home heating. Payments are generally made directly to the utility company...
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Southeast Missouri State women's basketball coach suspended 2 games
(College Sports ~ 11/06/14)
The Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team will be without its coach for the next two games due to self-reported NCAA violations.
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Judge overturns Missouri ban on gay marriage
(State News ~ 11/06/14)
ST. LOUIS -- A state judge overturned Missouri's constitutional ban on gay marriage Wednesday in a ruling that immediately set off a rush among some same-sex couples to apply for marriage licenses. St. Louis Circuit Judge Rex Burlison said in a written ruling that Missouri's measure recognizing marriage only between a man and woman violates the due process and equal protection rights of the U.S. Constitution. The decision mirrored ones handed down recently in several other states...
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ABC Today program celebrates newest success at Jefferson Elementary
(Local News ~ 11/06/14)
For students at Jefferson Elementary School, congratulations were given Wednesday as about 140 students celebrated their success in the ABC Today program. The program was put in place last year by the ABC Today Network, a partnership of the school district and other community organizations...
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Big Bucks
(Submitted Photo ~ 11/06/14)
Pictured with their dad, Sid Atkins, Peyton and Kade Atkins pose here with the deer they killed during youth gun season. Peyton's deer was a 9 pointer and Kade's was a 7 pointer. The deer were killed on a farm near Leopold, MO.
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Ducks in Camouflage
(Submitted Photo ~ 11/06/14)
How many ducks can you find?
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Cypress in the Fall
(Submitted Photo ~ 11/06/14)
Visit to Horseshoe Lake on Nov 6th
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In-Flight
(Submitted Photo ~ 11/06/14)
Time to move on for these ducks on Horseshoe Lake
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Maple UMC hosts Holiday Feast/Fest Saturday
(Submitted Story ~ 11/06/14)
A Holiday Feast/Fest will be held Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Maple UMC, located at Cape Rock and Jean Ann Drive. Something different from the annual Holiday Bazaar is being offered and will feature a ham and bean dinner, complete with homemade desserts and drinks. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 11/06/14)
Today is Thursday, Nov. 6, the 310th day of 2014. There are 55 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 6, 1984, President Ronald Reagan won re-election by a landslide over former Vice President Walter Mondale, the Democratic challenger...
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St. Louis Art Museum receives $50M art gift
(State News ~ 11/06/14)
ST. LOUIS -- The estate of a former publisher and his wife, the longtime mayor of Ladue, Missouri, is donating more than 200 works of art to the St. Louis Art Museum. Charles Claude Johnson Spink, the former publisher of The Sporting News, died in 1992 at 75. His wife, Edith, retired as Ladue's mayor in 1995 and died in 2011. She was 90...
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Man arrested after allegedly shooting at car from window
(Local News ~ 11/06/14)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- A Poplar Bluff man may face weapons charges after he allegedly fired multiple shots from his second-story bedroom window at an occupied vehicle early Tuesday. About 1:10 a.m., an officer from the Poplar Bluff Police Department was sent to the area of Harper and Garfield streets for shots fired...
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Scouts spearhead annual food drive
(Local News ~ 11/06/14)
The Greater St. Louis Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, starts its 30th annual Scouting For Food Drive on Saturday with the distribution of bags to more than 1 million homes. More than 30,000 scouts, parents and volunteers throughout the council, including many from Cape Girardeau, are expected to participate. The St. Louis Area Council's footprint covers the area from the Bootheel north to St. Charles, Missouri...
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Blunt looks forward to Republican dominance in Senate
(Local News ~ 11/06/14)
After Tuesday's election turned control of the Senate over to the Republican party, U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt said the GOP now has a chance to make the government more efficient and transparent. The Republican senator said in a Wednesday conference call with reporters that the election was largely about the Democratic president and that Republicans had managed to present themselves as an "acceptable alternative" to try to move the country forward...
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Gov. gets new chief of staff
(State News ~ 11/06/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The only person to have served as chief of staff for Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is stepping down. Nixon said Wednesday that chief of staff John Watson will be replaced in December by Chris Pieper, who currently is the governor's senior legal and policy adviser...
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Six people arrested in Catron marijuana growing operation
(Local News ~ 11/06/14)
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- A two-month investigation has ended with the arrest of six people in connection with a marijuana growing operation. New Madrid County Sheriff Terry Stevens reported the joint investigation between the New Madrid County Sheriff's Department and the New Madrid Police Department concluded Sunday evening when a search warrant was served in Catron, Missouri, with help from the SEMO Drug Task Force...
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Poplar Bluff city manager responds to criticism
(Local News ~ 11/06/14)
City manager Heath Kaplan was expected to release a newsletter Wednesday explaining his recent financial decisions and responding to community concerns. "I want to provide the background on the decisions I am making. There is a lot of bad information being circulated in the public," Kaplan said. "The newsletter is eight pages long. It goes through all the major financial decisions I have made."...
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Broadway to welcome The Temptations, The Four Tops
(Entertainment ~ 11/06/14)
NEW YORK -- The farewell to the Broadway musical "Motown" may get upstaged by a concert from some original Motown stars -- The Temptations and The Four Tops. The two groups will play the Palace Theatre together for seven shows between Dec. 29 and Jan. 4. Tickets, which range from $52 to $142, go on sale Nov. 14...
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Feeding the homeless: Act of charity or a crime?
(National News ~ 11/06/14)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- To Arnold Abbot, feeding the homeless in a public park in South Florida was an act of charity. But to the city of in Fort Lauderdale, the 90-year-old man was committing a crime. Arnold and two South Florida ministers were arrested last weekend as they handed out food. They were charged with breaking a new ordinance restricting public feeding of the homeless, and each faces up to 60 days in jail and a $500 fine...
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Man sought after graphic photos posted online
(National News ~ 11/06/14)
SEATTLE -- Police say a man killed his girlfriend, posted pictures of her body online with descriptions of the slaying and wrote he wanted authorities to find him and kill him. Amber Lynn Coplin's body was found in a Port Orchard apartment hours after her teenage son heard her arguing with her live-in boyfriend, David Kalac. An arrest warrant was issued Wednesday for Kalac, who is suspected of second-degree murder...
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Woman abducted on Philadelphia street found safe
(National News ~ 11/06/14)
PHILADELPHIA -- A woman seen on surveillance video being abducted off a street was found safe outside Baltimore on Wednesday, and the man who snatched her was arrested, police said. Carlesha Freeland-Gaither was spotted in Jessup, Maryland, in a car with the man and was rescued soon after, police said, without going into details. The man was nabbed after he stepped out of the car, they said...
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Speak Out 11/6/14
(Speak Out ~ 11/06/14)
** Rails needed; ** Nazi, Social Security
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Ugly Quilt Weekend a unique way to help homeless
(Editorial ~ 11/06/14)
As fall moves on and temperatures cool, we often think of things to do within the comforts of home. But for some people, homelessness and the realty of living in the cold are all too real. Vic and Therese Pierce talked about a way to help those seeking warmth in the 1990s. ...
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Quartet rehearses for ovation
(Local News ~ 11/06/14)
Southeast Missouri State University quartet Solomon Melchior, left, Coco Bollig, second from left, Nicholas Smentkowski on standup bass and Andrew Bailey rehearse for the upcoming Southeast Music Academy's Standing Ovation benefit concert. The concert is scheduled for 4 p.m. Sunday at the Shuck Recital Hall...
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Local Salvation Army needs help for annual Thanksgiving meal
(Local News ~ 11/06/14)
As families begin preparing for their Thanksgiving meals, the Salvation Army of Cape Girardeau is gearing up to feed thousands of people in the community. At its last Thanksgiving lunch, the not-for-profit organization, along with community volunteers, spooned out bowls of chicken and dumplings and cut slices of pumpkin pie for 2,132 visitors. It was a record number served by the organization, which has been hosting the holiday meal since 1983...
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Births 11/6/14
(Births ~ 11/06/14)
Son to Matthew David Cameron and Cassondra Nicole Tackett of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 8:46 a.m. Monday, Oct. 27, 2014. Name, Matthew David Jr. Weight, 6 pounds, 10 ounces. Second son. Ms. Tackett is the daughter of Kay Pruitt of Cape Girardeau. Cameron is the son of David Cameron of Steele, Missouri, and Robin Norwood of Cape Girardeau...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 11/6/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/06/14)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Tuesday: n At 1:55 a.m., motor vehicle accident on Broadway. n At 3:21 a.m., medical assist on Linden Street. n At 4:23 a.m., medical assist on Montgomery Street. n At 5:48 a.m., call to Interstate 55...
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Cape Girardeau police report 11/6/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/06/14)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n Cody W. McCallister, 24, of McClure, Illinois, was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated/failure to drive in traffic lane...
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Velma Webb
(Obituary ~ 11/06/14)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Velma Mae Webb, 88, of Marble Hill passed away Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Dec. 4, 1925, at Lutesville, Missouri, to Joseph Edward and Delphia Louise Bollinger Harris. She was married to Collin Johnson in 1944, who preceded her in death. She then married Doyle Edward Webb in 1951. He passed away in 1981...
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Billie Vogel
(Obituary ~ 11/06/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Billie Jean Vogel, 96, of Perryville died Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014, at Perry County Memorial Hospital in Perryville. She was born March 22, 1918, in Odessa, Missouri, daughter of William E. and Venita Whitsitt Bumgarner. She married Curt M. Vogel on Feb. 7, 1941. He preceded her in death June 29, 2007...
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Bob Smith
(Obituary ~ 11/06/14)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Robert C. "Bob" Smith, 60, of Chaffee, our dearest husband, daddy, paw paw, brother, uncle and friend, went into the Father's arms Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014. He was born July 8, 1954, in Cape Girardeau, to the late Clyde Harold and Kathryn Ruth Edwards Smith. He married Georgia Ann Kirchdoerfer on Aug. 30, 1975...
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Donald Ostendorf
(Obituary ~ 11/06/14)
Donald Edwin Ostendorf, 76, of Scott City passed away Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 22, 1937, in Dutchtown, son of Walter and Lorine Keller Ostendorf. He and Rita Clayton were married Aug. 27, 1966...
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Raymond Lange
(Obituary ~ 11/06/14)
Raymond A. Lange, 93, of Jackson died Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014, at his home. There is no service. Announcement by McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
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Bill Kurre
(Obituary ~ 11/06/14)
William "Bill" Kurre, 74, of rural Friedheim passed away Monday, Nov. 3, 2014, at his home. He was born April 18, 1940, in Friedheim, son of Alonzo E. and Ella Hobeck Kurre. He and Jacqueline "Jackie" Crites were married Dec. 24, 1961, at Sargents Chapel...
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Patsy Atchley
(Obituary ~ 11/06/14)
Patsy L. Atchley, 80, of Greenville, South Carolina, died Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014, at The Palmettos Assisted Living in Greenville. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until service time Saturday at Centenary United Methodist Church. A celebration of life memorial service will be at 2 p.m...
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Hooked on Science: See-through soda
(Community ~ 11/06/14)
Making Coke see through takes only one item you probably have in your refrigerator. n 12oz Bottle of Coca-Cola n 2-percent milk STEP 1: Open the bottle of Coca-Cola. STEP 2: Carefully pour enough milk into the bottle until the bottle is completely full...
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Who's Next 11/6/14
(Community ~ 11/06/14)
* Breda Crank and Jennifer Myracle of Cape Girardeau and Amanda Massey of Sikeston, Missouri have been named Term 1 Academic Achievement Award recipients at Central Methodist University in Fayette, Missouri. Students on the list achieved a perfect 4.0 grade-point average for the term as a full-time student. Academic Achievement Award students at Central Methodist also must possess at least a 3.50 cumulative GPA at the university...
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Preparing to move on: As seniors begin their final year in high school, they also look to the future
(Community ~ 11/06/14)
Some exciting and some stressful, the rites of passage from high school to adulthood are coming quickly, but mostly gradually, for many area students. The pleasant rites include planning and attending the senior prom, taking senior photos, getting class rings and imagining an entirely new life, but on the more demanding side are getting accepted to college and keeping up grades for scholarship applications...
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Out of the past 11/6/14
(Out of the Past ~ 11/06/14)
James Johannes, owner of Johannes Auto Sales in Jackson, was fed up with thefts at his business; over the weekend, he conducted surveillance at the salvage yard and caught three teenagers; Johannes tied them up and held a shotgun on them until police arrived...
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Prayer 11/6/14
(Prayer ~ 11/06/14)
O Father God, may we focus on that which is good and honors you. Amen.
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Cape Girardeau, other Missouri counties not granting gay marriages
(Local News ~ 11/06/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Many Missouri counties are declining to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples a day after a judge in St. Louis ruled that the state's ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional. The president of the Recorders' Association of Missouri said the group was advising county officials Wednesday that the ruling by St. Louis Circuit Judge Rex Burlison applies only to that city and not the rest of the state...
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May we honor all veterans
(Column ~ 11/06/14)
Every Veterans Day for the past 14 years, I have tried to honor and remember veterans by writing an original column for Veterans Day. To accomplish this I have read or listened to countless speeches, researched facts and figures about those who have served, and drawn on my own relationships with friends, comrades and family who were in military service. ...
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