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Dorena-Hickman Ferry to reopen after being closed 2 months
(State News ~ 01/21/15)
HICKMAN, Ky. (AP) -- After more than two months, the Dorena-Hickman Ferry in western Kentucky is reopening. The ferry closed down on Nov. 18, and officials expected it to be out of operation for a few weeks while a new barge went through final outfitting and inspection. Instead it took about nine weeks...
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Testimony begins in Bell murder case
(Local News ~ 01/21/15)
Prosecutors and defense lawyers agreed on two points as arguments began Tuesday in the murder case against Kenneth Bell: He shot and killed two of his neighbors, and he was sweating profusely by the time police caught up to him a few minutes later on that cool February evening...
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Southeast Missourian volleyball player of the year: Leopold's Caitlin Petty
(High School Sports ~ 01/21/15)
Fans and spectators who have attended a Leopold volleyball game in the past four years may have noticed one rowdy bunch that sticks out amongst the rest of the crowd.
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Commissioners set hearing about possible use tax
(Local News ~ 01/21/15)
As Cape Girardeau County has continued to discuss upgrading facilities, how to pay for them has remained a key question. County commissioners have said a sales tax, property tax or use tax could be used to pay for improvements on existing buildings and construction of new ones...
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Obama in State of the Union: Tax wealthy, help middle class
(National News ~ 01/21/15)
WASHINGTON -- Refusing to bend to the new Republican Congress, President Barack Obama unveiled Tuesday night an ambitious State of the Union agenda steeped in Democratic priorities, including tax increases on the wealthy, education and child care help for the middle class and a torrent of veto threats for the GOP's own plans...
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Uptown Jackson traffic may be improved in a roundabout way
(Local News ~ 01/21/15)
Representatives from The Missouri Department of Transportation laid out plans to improve traffic flow in uptown Jackson at the Jackson Board of Aldermen meeting Tuesday evening. The city of Jackson and MoDOT entered into a cost-sharing agreement to look at ways to deal with traffic volume a few years ago for the intersection at U.S. 61 and East Main Street in front of the Jackson courthouse...
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For fans of Jackson Skating Center, time rolls on
(Local News ~ 01/21/15)
For children of the 1970s, '80s and '90s, the death of Jackson Skating Center is a solemn occasion. "I felt like I was watching my childhood crumble," said 36-year-old Kia Abernathy, who once circled the floor there regularly and happened to drive in recent days, only to realize the cherished old venue was being torn down...
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LaCroix United Methodist Church Donates Water Purification System to Amen Center
(Submitted Story ~ 01/21/15)
LaCroix United Methodist Church Donates Water Purification System to Amen Center The LaCroix UMC church has an outreach for improving water systems both overseas and in this country. They have recently helped the Amen Center resolve a serious well water problem. The Amen Center, located on Route N five miles west of Delta, is a Christian Based inter-denominational crisis and restoration center...
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Fisheries Management Biologist
(Submitted Story ~ 01/21/15)
Trout harvest begins February 1st at Rotary Lake CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO. -- Anglers get ready! Trout may be harvested from Rotary Lake in Jackson beginning February 1st. According to Fisheries Management Biologist, Mike Reed, of the Missouri Department of Conservation, fishing has been very good this winter. "If warmer weather continues we should have an excellent opening to the trout harvest season," said Reed...
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US Bank proudly supports Hope Children's Home of Jackson, MO
(Submitted Photo ~ 01/21/15)
US Bank showed their continued support for the Hope Children's Home last week by presenting the organization with $1850.00. Other forms of support the bank has provided Hope with this past year includes a volunteer work day in May of 2014 as well as sending volunteers to the Hope Chest Clothing Closet located in downtown Cape to help sort a variety of items. ...
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Maleah and Sedona
(Submitted Photo ~ 01/21/15)
best buddies
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Bouren gets two years for role in Cape man's death
(Local News ~ 01/21/15)
A St. Louis man has been sentenced to two years in prison for his role in the death of Cape Girardeau tattoo artist Samuel "Tick" Francis. Brent Bouren, 44, had been charged with second-degree murder, armed criminal action, witness tampering, second-degree assault and felonious restraint in connection with the death of Francis, 38, whose body was found July 25, 2013, in a septic tank in rural Bonne Terre, Missouri...
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Gun discharged accidentally at BG's
(Local News ~ 01/21/15)
A man accidentally discharged a gun about noon Tuesday inside BG's Olde Tyme Deli at 205 S. Plaza Way in Cape Girardeau. The man was registered to carry a compact personal weapon that he had in his jacket pocket. When he hung his coat over the back of a chair, the gun fell to the floor and fired into a wall, said Cpl. Darin Hickey, public information officer for the Cape Girardeau Police Department...
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Jackson boys basketball team's long-awaited home opener ends in loss to Poplar Bluff
(High School Sports ~ 01/21/15)
Poplar Bluff could have met its match in the paint during Tuesday's SEMO Conference boys basketball game at Jackson High School.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/21/15)
Today is Wednesday, Jan. 21, the 21st day of 2015. There are 344 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 21, 1915, the first Kiwanis Club, dedicated to community service, was founded in Detroit. On this date: In 1793, during the French Revolution, King Louis XVI, condemned for treason, was executed on the guillotine...
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Southeast Hall of Fame inducts new members
(Editorial ~ 01/21/15)
A number of outstanding athletes have made their mark on Southeast Missouri State University. On Friday night, four individuals, one team and one family were recognized for their efforts during the university's Hall of Fame banquet. The new members of the honorary group include Derek Winans, Donald Metz, Mary Kate Farrington, Angel Rubio, the 2000 volleyball team and the Rust Family...
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Shiite rebels shell Yemen president's home, take over palace
(International News ~ 01/21/15)
SANAA, Yemen -- Shiite rebels shelled the residence of Yemen's leader and swept into the nearby presidential palace Tuesday in what a top army commander said was an unfolding coup. President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi -- an important U.S. ally in the fight against the lethal Yemeni branch of al-Qaida that claimed responsibility for the newspaper-office attack in Paris -- was unharmed, authorities said. But his grip on power appeared increasingly precarious...
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Overpass collapse kills 1, forces long I-75 closure
(National News ~ 01/21/15)
CINCINNATI -- Tons of concrete and steel covered the southbound lanes of a major artery Tuesday after an overpass collapse during demolition work left one worker dead, a tractor-trailer driver injured and police considering what the potential toll might have been had the accident occurred during heavy traffic...
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One of Mark Wahlberg's victims says he shouldn't be pardoned
(Entertainment ~ 01/21/15)
BOSTON -- A victim of one of Mark Wahlberg's racially motivated attacks as a teenage delinquent in segregated Boston in the 1980s insists he shouldn't be granted a pardon for his crimes. Kristyn Atwood was among a group of mostly black fourth-grade students on a field trip to the beach in 1986 when Wahlberg and his white friends hurled rocks and shouted racial epithets as they chased them down the street...
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Islamic State demands $200M for Japanese hostages
(International News ~ 01/21/15)
CAIRO -- The Islamic State group threatened to kill two Japanese hostages within 72 hours, demanding a $200 million ransom in a video posted online Tuesday that showed a knife-brandishing masked militant standing over the two kneeling captives. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, traveling in the Middle East, vowed to save the men. ...
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Alice Johnson
(Obituary ~ 01/21/15)
Alice Marie Johnson, 63, of Cape Girardeau went to her eternal rest in heaven Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center, after a long, courageous battle with Huntington's disease. She was born Aug. 27, 1951, in Oran, Missouri, to Anthony "Tony" and Mary Geneva Wanger Hulshof. She and Doug Johnson were married June 15, 1974, at Guardian Angel Catholic Church in Oran...
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Cathy McNeely
(Obituary ~ 01/21/15)
Mary Catherine McNeely, 58, of Jackson died Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, at her home. She was born June 8, 1956, in Cape Girardeau, to Leonard J. and Mary Justina Unterreiner Wille. Cathy and Scott McNeely were married May 28, 1977. Cathy graduated from Jackson High School and received a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Southeast Missouri State University. She was a flight attendant for TWA and later for Envoy Airlines. Cathy was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Jackson...
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Linda Golightly
(Obituary ~ 01/21/15)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Linda Gay Golightly, 61, of Chaffee passed away Friday, Jan. 16, 2015, at the Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee. She was born Nov. 25, 1953, to the late Fred Ivan and Bessie Bea Spence Drew. Linda was a phlebotomist with the Red Cross in Cape Girardeau. She was a member of The Hill Church in Rockview, Missouri...
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Jackson police report 1/21/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/21/15)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Michael E. Rice, 44, of Jackson was arrested on suspicion of stealing. n Two 13-year-old boys were cited into juvenile court for being minors in possession...
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Ann Scherer
(Obituary ~ 01/21/15)
BENTON, Mo. -- Ann Catherine Scherer, 82, of Benton died Jan. 20, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 6, 1932, in New Hamburg, Missouri. She married Ralph Andrew Scherer on May 20, 1953, in New Hamburg. He preceded her in death Oct 20, 1997...
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Parking study for downtown Cape authorized by council
(Local News ~ 01/21/15)
The main issues discussed by the Cape Girardeau City Council at its Tuesday night meeting focused on future improvements in the community. The council unanimously granted initial approval for an ordinance authorizing the city manager to execute an agreement with the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission for a parking study in downtown. The area has long been plagued with parking issues, with the 2012 remodeling of Broadway renewing interest in finding solutions to the problem...
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Jackson man seriously hurt in crash on Route A
(Local News ~ 01/21/15)
A Jackson man was taken to the hospital with serious injuries after a traffic crash shortly after 5 p.m. Tuesday in Cape Girardeau County, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported. Nicholas A. Arnold, 24, was thrown from a westbound 1994 Ford F-150 pickup truck when the vehicle left the right side of Route A about a mile east of Route F and overturned, the patrol reported...
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Births 1/21/15
(Births ~ 01/21/15)
Son to Amber Joyce Boley of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 11:14 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014. Name, Carter Lee. Weight, 4 pounds, 1 ounce. Third son. Ms. Boley is the daughter of Harold and Letita Miller of Cape Girardeau. Daughter to Christopher Allan and Kristel Dawn Davis of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 2:50 p.m. ...
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Few candidates file for Ferguson election despite protests
(State News ~ 01/21/15)
FERGUSON, Mo. -- Ferguson's first municipal election since a fatal police shooting sparked months of protests and exposed the city's deep racial divide drew relatively little interest from prospective candidates as Tuesday's filing deadline passed. Three of the St. ...
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Missouri lawmaker proposes Medicaid expansion for veterans
(State News ~ 01/21/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri Republican proposed expanding Medicaid coverage to low-income military veterans and their families Tuesday as a slimmed down alternative to a broader Medicaid expansion that has been opposed by many of his GOP colleagues...
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Missouri lawmaker proposes restricting welfare benefits
(State News ~ 01/21/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Several advocacy groups told Missouri legislators Tuesday that a proposal to restrict welfare benefits would make helping families out of poverty more difficult and would not give individuals enough time to overcome barriers to success...
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Entrepreneur competition to be held next month in Cape
(Local News ~ 01/21/15)
Local entrepreneurs who compete in a new Delta Regional Authority pitch competition could become part of a regional network designed to promote business growth. Cape Girardeau also will hold a Delta Challenge competition event planned for five regional states in February and March. ...
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Scott City council discusses joint 911 call center with Sikeston
(Local News ~ 01/21/15)
At Tuesday night's Scott City City Council meeting the main topics of discussion centered around the possibility of working regionally with other police departments to begin a 911 call center, street improvements and cleaning the city cemetery. City administrator Ron Eskew brought to the council the possibility of working with the Sikeston Department of Public Safety on a 911 control center. He said Scott County Presiding Commissioner Jamie Burger approached him about the idea...
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Matukewicz adds Melvin Rice to staff as cornerbacks coach
(College Sports ~ 01/21/15)
Rice played at Northern Illinois when Matukewicz was an assistant there under coach Jerry Kill.
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Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team unable to put together OVC streak
(College Sports ~ 01/21/15)
The Redhawks fell to 1-6 in the Ohio Valley Conference with a 60-48 loss to SIU Edwarsdville on Tuesday at the Show Me Center.
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Nation, world briefs
(National News ~ 01/21/15)
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- An AirAsia plane that crashed last month with 162 people on board was climbing at an abnormally high rate, then plunged and disappeared from radar, Indonesia's transport minister said Tuesday. Ignasius Jonan told Parliament that radar data showed the Airbus A320 was climbing at 6,000 feet a minute before it disappeared Dec. ...
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New Hampshire Lottery has bacon-scented ticket
(National News ~ 01/21/15)
CONCORD, N.H. -- Lottery ticket buyers in New Hampshire who dream of bringing home the bacon now can smell it, too. The state lottery has released its first scratch-n-sniff "I Heart Bacon" ticket this month, which features a $1,000 grand prize. To promote the ticket, the lottery will be driving a "bacon truck," handing out free applewood smoked bacon samples and tickets at stores in Keene and Durham, state welcome centers in Hooksett and the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester...
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Eugene Pullen
(Obituary ~ 01/21/15)
BELL CITY, Mo. -- Eugene Pullen, 71, of Bell City died Monday, Jan. 19, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Christ Sanctuary Church of God in Christ in Bell City, where funeral services will be at noon Saturday with Dr. Elisha Pullen officiating...
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Rebekah Tennison
(Obituary ~ 01/21/15)
Rebekah Tennison, 63, of Bertrand, Missouri, formerly of Jackson, died Friday, Jan. 16, 2015, at Bertrand Nursing Home. A graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Lorimier Cemetery in Cape Girardeau. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Bigie Kelly Jr.
(Obituary ~ 01/21/15)
FROHNA, Mo. -- Bigie Kelly Jr., 78, of Frohna died Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015, at his home. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. A service will be at a later date at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis. Miller Family Funeral Home in Perryville, Missouri, is in charge of arrangements...
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Moviegoers speak with wallets
(Column ~ 01/21/15)
It's clear that the left-leaning power structure in Hollywood goes to extraordinary lengths to push their liberal agenda on the American public. Quite frankly, that analysis is not in dispute. But increasingly, the American public votes with their pocketbook and rejects outright these unfair and inaccurate motion picture portrayals...
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Prayer 1/21/15
(Prayer ~ 01/21/15)
Lord Jesus, may we show kindness to others so we point people to you. Amen.
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Out of the past: Jan. 21
(Out of the Past ~ 01/21/15)
Paul Ebaugh, former president of Cape Construction Co., and later executive vice president and chairman of the board of directors at First National Bank and Centerre Bank, is coming out of retirement to be president of a new bank here: AmeriFirst Bank of Cape Girardeau; the new institution should be in operation within 90 days...
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Pantone picks Marsala as top color of the new year
(Community ~ 01/21/15)
NEW YORK (AP) -- Let's hear it for Marsala, the wine-influenced, red-kissed color of 2015, as chosen by Pantone. "Hardy, robust, satisfying, fulfilling. At the same time there's a certain glamour that's attached to this color," offered Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute...
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Smart and pretty! Fashion designers spruce up smartwatches
(Community ~ 01/21/15)
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Smartwatches don't have to look ugly to be functional. Clothing and accessories designers are collaborating with engineers to produce computerized wristwatches that people will want to wear all day and night. With Apple Inc. preparing to release a watch line that includes an 18-karat gold edition, rivals know they need to think beyond devices that look like miniature computers -- with their rectangular screens and wristbands made of rubber-like materials. ...
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Buy the River: The Tangled Yarn
(Community ~ 01/21/15)
Cindy Rittmer quit her corporate job last year in Iowa to pursue her newfound passion: Knitting. She opened the Tangled Yarn in downtown Cape Girardeau soon after. They say if you love what you do, you'll never work a day in your life. It is safe to say after chatting with Cindy that she is pretty much on an extended vacation...
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High school roundup: Kelly boys upend East Prairie at conference tournament
(High School Sports ~ 01/21/15)
All scores were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Tuesday.
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