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Enrollment in child care program drops in Missouri
(State News ~ 11/18/14)
ST. LOUIS -- Missouri had the largest enrollment decline in the country for a federal program that helps working parents pay for child care, according to a report. The October report by the Center for Law and Social Policy, or CLASP, said the number of Missouri children receiving a federal child care subsidy fell by 12,300 from 2012 through 2013. Thirty other states also saw net losses in the program...
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Execution date nears for Missouri man
(State News ~ 11/18/14)
ST. LOUIS -- Attorneys for a Missouri man scheduled to be executed this week are asking the courts and Gov. Nixon to spare his life, alleging that race played a role in his death sentence. Leon Taylor, 56, is scheduled to die by injection at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday for killing gas station attendant Robert Newton during a robbery in 1994 in the Kansas City suburb of Independence, Missouri. He would be the ninth man put to death in Missouri this year and the 11th since November 2013...
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Shelter in Kansas City won't house gay couples
(State News ~ 11/18/14)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A not-for-profit homeless shelter in Kansas City will not allow legally married same-sex couples to stay overnight together because officials believe those relationships violate biblical principles. Leaders of the City Union Mission in Kansas City debated the decision for three or four years, but decided it must adhere to its Christian beliefs, executive director Dan Doty said. "Our view is that it [same-sex marriage] is inappropriate," he said...
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Texan claims $202M lottery prize sold in St. Louis
(State News ~ 11/18/14)
ST. LOUIS -- A Dallas, Texas woman has claimed a $202.6 million Powerball jackpot prize after buying the winning ticket at a St. Louis newsstand. Missouri Lottery officials said Monday that Marilyn Boldon came forward after buying the prize ticket at Gateway Newsstand in Union Station. The store's owner will receive $50,000 for selling the winning ticket...
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No school means snow man
(Local News ~ 11/18/14)
With school canceled for snow in Scott City, Alexis Perkey and her father, Jerry Perkey, knew what they had to do. Make a snowman. "We do one every time it snows," he said, as they posed with the finished product Monday outside their home. (Fred Lynch)...
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Rust Communications buys former bank building downtown
(Local News ~ 11/18/14)
A downtown Cape Girardeau property is under new ownership with the sale of the former bank building at 325 Broadway to Rust Communications Inc. The company, which owns the Southeast Missourian newspaper, the digital agency rustmedia and a minority share of Mississippi River Radio, closed on the building Oct. 31. It previously was owned by Merriwether Investments, which is run by John and Jerriane Wyman...
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First snow at dog park
(Local News ~ 11/18/14)
Nine-month-old Leila leaps over her friend Boris while enjoying her first snow Monday at Dog Town in Kiwanis Park. The region received the first snowfall of the season Sunday evening into Monday morning. (Laura Simon)
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Construction of FEMA safe room, performing arts center in Scott City continues
(Local News ~ 11/18/14)
Having waited four years, the Scott City School District's more than $2 million performing arts theater/Federal Emergency Management Agency safe room is taking shape on campus. The exterior concrete walls are up and the theater space and lobby are progressing inside...
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Advocates spotlight Cape Girardeau homelessness
(Local News ~ 11/18/14)
Raising awareness about homelessness in the Cape Girardeau area has been a long battle. This year, until Sunday, communities are trying once again to raise awareness about the issue. Roy Jones, the housing coordinator for the Community Caring Council in Cape Girardeau, is an advocate for awareness, saying that in the winter the need is even greater...
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Cape Girardeau City Council approves sports complex project
(Local News ~ 11/18/14)
The Cape Girardeau City Council voted to approve a proposal regarding the next project to be funded by the city's restaurant tax -- an indoor sports complex. The vote came after the council heard presentations from consultants with HVS and Ballard*King, outlining details about each of the four projects reviewed by the City of Cape Girardeau/MidAmerica Hotels Corp. Feasibility Study joint committee...
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Cardinals manager describes aspects of great leadership in talk at Show Me Center
(Local News ~ 11/18/14)
EDGES. That's the acronym St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Matheny uses to describe leadership: Education, Discipline, Goals, Energy and Serving others. After 24 years working with some of the best coaches, mentors and players in the world, Matheny said he couldn't help but share what he's learned over the years...
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Nixon activates National Guard
(State News ~ 11/18/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency Monday and activated the National Guard ahead of a grand jury decision about whether a white police officer will be charged in the fatal shooting of a black 18-year-old in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson...
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Cardinals send Miller to Braves in trade for Heyward
(Professional Sports ~ 11/18/14)
ATLANTA -- Jason Heyward stirred up enormous expectations when he joined the Atlanta Braves at age 20.
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Fox 23 KBSI donates to United Way
(Submitted Photo ~ 11/18/14)
Employees of Fox 23 KBSI donated $1,282.00 to United Way of Southeast Missouri's 2014 campaign.
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Federal Express donates to United Way
(Submitted Photo ~ 11/18/14)
Employees of Federal Express donated $831.48 to United Way of Southeast Missouri's 2014 campaign.
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Believers Ballpark dedicated to Nolan Weber
(Submitted Story ~ 11/18/14)
Photo taken Saturday, November 8th at the Dedication of Believers Ballpark. This is a wiffleball field that was developed by some friends and teammates of Nolan Weber. It is located behind Fruitland Community Church (who allowed their land to be used for this purpose). ...
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A Season of Need
(Submitted Story ~ 11/18/14)
As another holiday season approaches, we are again reminded of the needs of children. There are many events that assist children with basic essential needs such as canned food drives and volunteer coat drives, toy drives, and other initiatives which are organized to assist the most vulnerable among us, our children, through the holiday season. ...
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Deer Season 14"
(Submitted Photo ~ 11/18/14)
4 point buck i killed at our cabin at wappapello opening day!
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Deer Season 14''
(Submitted Photo ~ 11/18/14)
300 lbs. feral hog i took during deer season at Wappapello Lake!
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United Parcel Service donates to United Way
(Submitted Photo ~ 11/18/14)
Employees of United Parcel Service donated $13,196.92 to United Way of Southeast Missouri's 2014 campaign.
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Drury Southwest donates to United Way
(Submitted Photo ~ 11/18/14)
Employees of Drury Southwest donated $5,532 to United Way of Southeast Missouri's 2014 campaign.
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Cape Central Junior High donates to United Way
(Submitted Photo ~ 11/18/14)
Staff and students of Cape Central Junior High donated $4,619.93 to United Way of Southeast Missouri's 2014 campaign.
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McDonalds RMHC Donates To St. Vincent De Paul School
(Submitted Story ~ 11/18/14)
St. Vincent De Paul School in Cape Girardeau, MO, has received a grant for $2004 from Ronald McDonald House Charities to purchase iPads for the first grade classrooms. The technology will allow students to work at individual speeds to develop reading and math skills...
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LOTSA CASH weekly winner!
(Submitted Story ~ 11/18/14)
This week's big prize winner for the LOTSA Cash raffle is Mr. BD Breunderman from Cape Girardeau, Missouri! Mr. Breunderman received $100 recently when his name was drawn from the raffle barrel at St. Mary Cathedral School, where every weekend through 2/15/2015 a lucky ticket holder will take away prizes ranging from $100 - $500, with a grand prize of $10,000 being awarded at the annual St Mary Dinner Auction 2/21/2015! To buy a ticket contact any St Mary School family, the St Mary School office (335-3840) or the Church office,or you can purchase raffle tickets at either Guy's Big and Tall or Knaup Floral. ...
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Two bank robbery supsects sentenced in federal court
(Local News ~ 11/18/14)
Two of the four suspects in the Oct. 10, 2013, bank robbery in Morley, Missouri, were sentenced in federal court Monday. Alisha D. Porter of Oran, Missouri, and Candice L. Wright of Chicago were the two women involved in the robbery. The other two suspects are Joshua L. Thompson of Sikeston, Missouri, and Roger R. Clayton of Davenport, Iowa. Thompson was sentenced in August and Clayton is scheduled for sentencing in February...
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No On 3 members review efforts to defeat amendment
(Local News ~ 11/18/14)
Two members of No On 3, the local not-for-profit formed to help defeat the controversial public school education-related Amendment 3, reviewed voters' rejection of the measure Monday night at the Cape Girardeau Public Library. In a PowerPoint presentation, NOT treasurer David Larson detailed how the group helped get the word out to beat the proposed constitutional amendment, which would have tied teacher evaluations to student performance and limited future teaching contracts to three years...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 11/18/14)
Today is Tuesday, Nov. 18, the 322nd day of 2014. There are 43 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 18, 1964, FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover described civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. as "the most notorious liar in the country" for allegedly accusing FBI agents in Georgia of failing to act on complaints filed by blacks; King, who denied making such a claim, replied, "I cannot conceive of Mr. ...
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Joplin School District administration looking for new home for offices
(State News ~ 11/18/14)
JOPLIN, Mo. -- Joplin school officials are looking for a new home for the district's administrative offices, which were displaced by the May 2011 tornado. The administration offices have been housed in a former Missouri Department of Transportation office since the district's building was severely damaged by the tornado...
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Letter to the editor: Special thanks to Scott City teens
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/18/14)
This is an open thank you to the students, teachers and cooks at Scott City High School for the wonderful meal that was prepared and served to the senior members of our community. I understand that it was done by FBLA and National Honor Society. Too many times, most news we hear of our younger generation is not all that good; however, it's good to know that there are young folks who care enough to be grateful to the older folks...
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Eugene Mecum
(Obituary ~ 11/18/14)
Eugene Franklin "Gene" Mecum, 88, of Cape Girardeau passed away Friday, Nov. 14, 2014, at his home. He was born May 25, 1926, in Bureau County, Illinois, the son of Benjamin Harrison and Ferne Elizabeth Whipple Mecum. Gene and Dorothy M. Niswonger Westrich were married May 13, 1962, at Winthrop Harbor, Illinois. In this marriage they had two children, Sandra Mae Mecum and Bradley Eugene Mecum...
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Madge Sample
(Obituary ~ 11/18/14)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Madge Wright Sample, 94, of Poplar Bluff went to be with the Lord on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014, at her home in Poplar Bluff. She was born May 1, 1920, in Cape Girardeau, to the late James E. Wright and Della Mae Martin Wright. On Feb. 18, 1939, she married Henry A. Sample. He preceded her in death in 1983...
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Virginia Phillips
(Obituary ~ 11/18/14)
MORLEY, Mo. -- Virginia A. Phillips, 93, of Morley passed away Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born March 3, 1921, in Chaffee, Missouri, to the late Sylvester and Anna Elizabeth Owens Matthews. Virginia retired as a manager at Blue Cross Blue Shield in St. Louis, then moved back to Morley in 1987 where she attended Morley Church of Christ...
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John Weissinger
(Obituary ~ 11/18/14)
John William Weissinger, 70, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Nov. 14, 2014, at his home. He was born May 25, 1944, to Roland and Katherine Fornkohl Weissinger in Cape Girardeau. He graduated from University High School. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, serving in Vietnam. He received the Rifle Badge Marksman, National Defense Service Medal, Navy Unit Commendation and the Armed Forces. Expeditionary medals. He was member of VFW Post 3838...
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Gary Wilburn
(Obituary ~ 11/18/14)
THEBES, Ill. -- Gary Michael Wilburn, 65, of rural Thebes passed away at 10:46 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14, 2014, at his home. Michael was born Jan. 14, 1949 at Mound City, Illinois, son of the late Glena Fiessinger Wilburn. Michael was a retired over-the-road truck driver...
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Births 11/18/14
(Births ~ 11/18/14)
Daughter to Brett Michael and Heather Marie Lamont of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 9:02 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014. Name, Amylia Jade. Weight, 7 pounds, 3 ounces. First child. Mrs. Lamont is the former Heather Owen, daughter of Amy Overbeck and Jeff Overbeck, both of Cape Girardeau. Lamont is the son of Wendy Lamont and Mark Lamont, both of Cape Girardeau...
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Speak Out 11/18/14
(Speak Out ~ 11/18/14)
I read with interest where "Obama calls for tougher Internet regulations." Why in the world doesn't he call for tougher regulations on these political calls? Unwarranted, unwanted. All the telemarketer calls, and now this stupid survey call that has harassed me every day for the last week-and-a-half on how I voted. Well, it's none of your business. But it's time to stop. I put my personal phone in for my personal business, not for theirs. So don't call me again...
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Gay marriage issue squarely before high court
(National News ~ 11/18/14)
WASHINGTON -- A same-sex couple from Michigan is putting the question of the right to marry nationwide squarely before the Supreme Court. The couple's plea to be allowed to marry was being filed Monday. It asks the justices to hold that state laws prohibiting same-sex couples from getting married violate "our nation's most cherished and essential guarantees."...
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C.L. 'Dobie' Brock
(Obituary ~ 11/18/14)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- C.L. "Dobie" Brock, 90, of Advance passed away Monday, Nov. 17, 2014, at his home. He was born Oct. 16, 1924, at Wardell, Missouri, the son of Crit Dawson and Hettie Ellis Brock. Dobie was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and served in World War II. He had been a mechanic and a farmer for 52 years...
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Out of the past 11/18/14
(Out of the Past ~ 11/18/14)
Over 650 exhibitors from nine states bring their crafts to Cape Girardeau for the two-day Southeast Missouri Council on the Arts Christmas Art and Craft Bazaar and the River Valley Craft Club's annual show; the crafts are at the Holiday Inn Convention Center, the Arena Building and the Show Me Center...
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Fisher's rebuilding project shows promise
(Professional Sports ~ 11/18/14)
ST. LOUIS -- At times, it looks like an 11th straight losing season for the St. Louis Rams is a done deal.
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Matheny tells audience Heyward fits Cards' needs
(Professional Sports ~ 11/18/14)
Cardinals manager Mike Matheny told the audience at the Arrow Leadership and Success Summit at the Show Me Center on Monday night that newest Cardinal Jason Heyward is a good fit with his team, other than the number the outfielder has traditionally worn...
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Willis Withers
(Obituary ~ 11/18/14)
Willis "Reeder" Withers, 81, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Nov. 17, 2014, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Jo Ann Hill
(Obituary ~ 11/18/14)
ALPHARETTA, Ga. -- Jo Ann Schmuke Hill, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and aunt, passed quietly away Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014. She was the last living child of the eight children of Mary Ann Hunter and Joseph Edmund Schmuke of Jackson. She graduated from Southeast Missouri State University, where she was introduced to a returning veteran, Gene Hill, and their adventure began. ...
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Editorial: Salvation Army needs help with Thanksgiving lunch
(Editorial ~ 11/18/14)
The Salvation Army every year provides a Thanksgiving lunch for the needy. This is a tremendous, humble time to provide a helping hand. There are plenty of ways for people to help. The Salvation Army needs food donations, ranging from turkeys and hams to table place mats and silverware. Donations may be dropped off at the Salvation Army at 701 Good Hope St. in Cape Girardeau...
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Prayer 11/18/14
(Prayer ~ 11/18/14)
O Father God, may we be filled with your glorious peace. Amen.
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Column: Israel is living well but dangerously
(Column ~ 11/18/14)
Israel is a safe country, with crime rates lower than the U.S., most of Europe and East Asia. The daily safety of its citizens is even starker when compared to Africa, Latin America and most of its neighbors in the Middle East. Indeed, it is far more dangerous for the average American tourist to visit a major U.S. ...
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