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New historical marker added to U.S. Grant Trail
(Local News ~ 01/28/15)
Most people don't know about Ulysses S. Grant's brief stay in Cape Girardeau and the role his time here played in the outcome of the Civil War. But the spot where two downtown streets meet is well known by those familiar with Grant's journey, and how it influenced his transition as the Union Army's commanding general and later president of the United States...
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Body found in Black River identified; man was shot
(Local News ~ 01/28/15)
MARKHAM SPRINGS, Mo. -- Authorities are investigating the shooting death of a missing Bismarck, Missouri, man whose body was found over the weekend in Black River. "We got a call at 9:54 Saturday morning," Wayne County Sheriff Dean Finch said. "A couple of fishermen spotted a body in the water about a mile to a mile and a half south of Markham Springs in Black River."...
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Woodland boys basketball team tops Bell City in SCAA tourney first round
(High School Sports ~ 01/28/15)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- The Woodland boys basketball team advanced to a semifinal in the Stoddard County Conference Tournament thanks to a strong performance in the fourth quarter against Bell City on Tuesday night.
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Bloomfield boys basketball team's last-second shot downs Advance
(High School Sports ~ 01/28/15)
After battling back from an eight-point deficit, the Advance boys basketball team found itself leading by one point with seven seconds to play.
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Auschwitz ceremony sends warning of anti-Semitism
(International News ~ 01/28/15)
BRZEZINKA, Poland -- A Jewish leader stood before 300 survivors of the Nazis' most notorious death camp Tuesday and asked world leaders to prevent another Auschwitz, warning of a rise of anti-Semitism that has made many Jews fearful of walking the streets, and is causing many to flee Europe...
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Poplar Bluff UFO sighting in 1950 included in online database
(Local News ~ 01/28/15)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- A Poplar Bluff UFO report was among previously classified documents released online recently, but the report does not dispel the mysteries of a bizarre 24-hour period in the fall of 1950. More than 130,000 files from U.S. Air Force "Project Blue Book" were added to the The Black Vault online database last week. The database is the work of UFO enthusiast John Greenewald, who spent years requesting the files through the Freedom of Information Act...
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Use tax question going back on election ballot
(Local News ~ 01/28/15)
Cape Girardeau County Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a 1 percent use tax subject to voter approval, after hearing little discussion and no opposition during a public hearing on the matter. The vote was held immediately after the public hearing, where only two people spoke -- both of whom noted the need for widespread education on the use-tax issue. ...
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Investigation into Southeast student's shooting yields two arrests
(Local News ~ 01/28/15)
The investigation into the shooting death of a Southeast Missouri State University student has yielded two arrests, Illinois law enforcement officials said Tuesday. It was not clear how or even whether the arrests were connected to the slaying of 19-year-old Southeast sophomore Bobby Christman during an attempted armed robbery early Jan. 11 in St. Louis...
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Cape Central's Sarah Kitchen signs letter of intent with Fontbonne University
(Submitted Story ~ 01/28/15)
Sarah Kitchen's softball skills will pay off next year when she enrolls for classes at Fontbonne on a softball scholarship! During her time at Cape Central High School, she was All-District, All-Conference, All-Region and Academic All-State. "Sarah is a leader both on and off of the field. ...
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Riverbank Morn
(Submitted Photo ~ 01/28/15)
Riverbank at the foot of Cape Rock Park aglow with the rising sun.
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Is this my best side?
(Submitted Photo ~ 01/28/15)
This female Cardinal was posing for me as if to say is this my best side?
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First Midwest Bank donates to United Way
(Submitted Photo ~ 01/28/15)
Employees of First Midwest Bank donated $1,285.00 to United Way of Southeast Missouri's 2014 campaign.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/28/15)
Today is Wednesday, Jan. 28, the 28th day of 2015. There are 337 days left in the year. Today's Highlights in History: On Jan. 28, 1915, the United States Coast Guard was created as President Woodrow Wilson signed a bill merging the Life-Saving Service and Revenue Cutter Service. ...
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Area legislators named to committee leadership
(Editorial ~ 01/28/15)
The 2015 session for the Missouri General Assembly has begun, and a few local lawmakers have been tapped for committee leadership positions. House Speaker John Diehl (R-Town and Country) named 55 chairmen in the House to committees. New this session is a different committee structure, something Diehl believes will strengthen the drafting of bills and better connect representatives with their areas of expertise...
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Irrational positions
(Column ~ 01/28/15)
It would appear we've gone stark-raving mad. Despite attempts to make some sense of this carnival of the absurd, there is just no other logical conclusion. For example, Albert Gore and his fellow eco-travelers want to spend $90 trillion to eliminate all passenger vehicles in urban centers in favor of mass transit...
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Twins who ran major drug ring sentenced to 14 years each
(National News ~ 01/28/15)
CHICAGO -- A federal judge sentenced twin brothers Tuesday to 14 years in prison each for running a nearly $2 billion North American drug ring, agreeing with prosecutors to reduce their sentences as reward for their cooperation against Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman and other Mexican cartel leaders...
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Obama proposes drilling leases in Atlantic
(National News ~ 01/28/15)
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration floated a plan Tuesday that for the first time would open up a swath of the Atlantic Coast to drilling, even as it moved to restrict drilling indefinitely in environmentally-sensitive areas off Alaska. The proposal envisions auctioning areas more than 50 miles off Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia to oil companies no earlier than 2021, long after President Barack Obama leaves office. ...
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Lawmaker vows to 'ratchet up' Benghazi probe
(National News ~ 01/28/15)
WASHINGTON -- The chairman of a special House committee investigating the deadly 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya, promised Tuesday to "ratchet up" an inquiry he said is being hobbled by resistance from the Obama administration. Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., said the committee recently has received 15,000 pages of new documents, but needs greater cooperation from the State Department and other agencies to do its job...
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Blizzard howls into Boston, largely spares NYC
(National News ~ 01/28/15)
BOSTON -- A howling blizzard heaped snow on Boston but farther south it mostly spared New York City, which slowly blinked back to life Tuesday, canceling its travel ban and restarting its subway trains. In New England, the storm that arrived Monday evening was a bitter, paralyzing blast. At least 2 feet of snow was expected in most of Massachusetts, potentially making it one of the top snowstorms of all time there...
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Obama drops plan to scale back college savings plans
(National News ~ 01/28/15)
WASHINGTON -- The White House said Tuesday it is dropping a proposal to scale back the tax benefits of college savings plans amid a backlash from both Republicans and Democrats. President Barack Obama made the proposal last week as part of his State of the Union address. It was part of Obama's plan to consolidate and simplify a sometimes-confusing array of tax breaks for college students...
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Push for gay protections in Idaho stirs emotional debate
(National News ~ 01/28/15)
BOISE, Idaho -- Bishop Brian Thom stood quietly in front of Idaho lawmakers, collecting his thoughts before responding to a question in a room packed with supporters of religious freedom and hundreds of gay rights advocates. "Can you tell me where gay people come from?" asked Democratic Rep. John McCrostie of Boise -- Idaho's only openly gay state lawmaker -- as the crowded room let out a small laugh...
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Mormon leaders call for measures protecting gay rights
(National News ~ 01/28/15)
SALT LAKE CITY -- Mormon church leaders are making a national appeal for a "balanced approach" in the clash between gay rights and religious freedom. The church is promising to support some housing and job protections for gays and lesbians in exchange for legal protections for believers who object to the behavior of others...
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Judge refuses to toss Rick Perry indictment
(National News ~ 01/28/15)
AUSTIN, Texas -- A Texas judge Tuesday refused to dismiss a felony abuse-of-power case against former governor Rick Perry on constitutional grounds, ruling that criminal charges against the possible 2016 presidential candidate should stand. In 44 pages of decisions and orders, District Judge Bert Richardson, who like Perry is a Republican, rejected calls from Perry's defense team to toss the case because its client was acting within his rights as chief executive of America's second-most populous state when he publicly threatened, then carried out, a 2013 veto of state funding for public corruption prosecutors.. ...
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Amid pressure, bailout critic is new Greek finance minister
(International News ~ 01/28/15)
ATHENS, Greece -- Greece's new left-wing prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, picked an outspoken bailout critic as his new finance minister Tuesday, signaling his resolve to take a tough line with eurozone lenders in an effort to write off a massive chunk of rescue debt...
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Gunmen storm Libyan hotel; 4 foreigners, 5 guards dead
(International News ~ 01/28/15)
TRIPOLI, Libya -- Gunmen stormed a luxury hotel in the Libyan capital of Tripoli on Tuesday, killing four foreigners and five guards, and triggering an hours-long standoff that ended when two assailants set off a grenade that killed them, officials said...
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U.S. green-energy blueprint, meant to help Liberia, fails
(International News ~ 01/28/15)
BUCHANAN, Liberia -- On paper, the pitch was simple: A green energy company backed by $217 million in U.S. government loans would convert one of Africa's poorest countries into the world's first biomass-driven economy. But the plan to help Liberia collapsed amid questionable business decisions and oversight...
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Pakistan military says its airstrikes kill 76 militants
(International News ~ 01/28/15)
ISLAMABAD -- Pakistani military jets struck suspected militant hideouts Tuesday near the Afghan border, killing 76 militants, the army said. Two rounds of airstrikes targeted the suspected militants in the Datta Khel area of North Waziristan, which has long been a safe haven for local and foreign extremists carrying out attacks on both sides of the Pakistan-Afghanistan border...
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One-hour Facebook outage sparks flurry of online talk
(Community ~ 01/28/15)
SEOUL, South Korea -- No storm selfies, hookups, status updates. With Facebook and Instagram down for nearly an hour overnight, what were legions of users to do? Turn to Twitter, of course. To talk about Facebook. The hashtag "#facebookdown" generated a cascade of tweets, including an image of a T-shirt with the words "I survived #facebookdown."...
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Secret talks in Jordan try to win release of hostages
(International News ~ 01/28/15)
BEIRUT -- Secret talks were underway Tuesday in Jordan in the presence of a Japanese envoy to secure the freedom of a Japanese journalist and a Jordanian pilot captured by Islamic State extremists and purportedly threatened with death within 24 hours...
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Inquiry: Ex-KGB spy Litvinenko may have been poisoned twice
(International News ~ 01/28/15)
LONDON -- Former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko was poisoned with radioactive polonium not once but twice, a British judge was told Tuesday, as an inquiry opened into the slaying one lawyer called an act of nuclear terrorism ordered by Moscow. Ben Emmerson, attorney for Litvinenko's widow, said the KGB spy turned Kremlin critic was the victim of an "assassination by agents of the Russian state."...
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Ex-gubernatorial hopeful works to help Ferguson recovery
(State News ~ 01/28/15)
ST. LOUIS -- A St. Louis County businessman who was the Republican nominee in a losing 2012 campaign for Missouri governor is quietly working to influence the economic recovery in Ferguson, Missouri. Amid burned-out and boarded-up storefronts in the aftermath of protests over the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown, plastics packaging mogul Dave Spence is pushing his effort called Ferguson 1000 Jobs. ...
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209K Missourians sign up for health care on federal exchange
(State News ~ 01/28/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Nearly 38 percent more Missouri residents than last year have signed up health-care insurance so far under the federal exchange, according to data released Tuesday. About 209,336 residents signed up for coverage as of Jan. 16. ...
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Missouri Democratic House member switches to independent
(State News ~ 01/28/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri lawmaker who sided with Republicans on tax cuts is leaving the Democratic Party to become an independent. State Rep. Keith English of Florissant said Tuesday that he's dropping his party affiliation. He noted his support for gun rights but also his opposition to so-called "right-to-work" bills to limit union powers...
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2 more cases of deadly deer disease reported in Missouri
(State News ~ 01/28/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Two more cases of a deadly deer disease have been found in Missouri. The Missouri Department of Conservation on Monday reported that a Macon County adult buck and an adult doe in Adair County tested positive for chronic wasting disease...
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St. Louis to take down homeless tent city near downtown
(State News ~ 01/28/15)
ST. LOUIS -- A large homeless encampment near downtown St. Louis will soon be torn down because of health and safety concerns, but the city's Human Services director says officials will work with the residents to help them find better alternatives. About 25 people are living in 21 tents on vacant land that is essentially the first thing motorists see as they cross the new Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge. ...
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Missouri House panel talks new process for minors' abortions
(State News ~ 01/28/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Republican lawmakers want to expand notification requirements for minors in the state seeking abortions. Current state law requires only one parent to give consent for a minor to get an abortion; the other parent does not have to be notified...
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Missouri panel endorses limits to unemployment benefits
(State News ~ 01/28/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri bill to link the length of unemployment benefits to the unemployment rate has approval from a House panel. The bill approved Monday also would increase the amount of money the state must have saved to pay for benefits before reducing how much businesses need to contribute...
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Man charged with murder in Illinois set for trial April 20
(Local News ~ 01/28/15)
A Cape Girardeau County man facing a murder charge in St. Clair County, Illinois, is set for trial in April. Anthony P. Allen, 22, was charged with first-degree murder in connection with the Feb. 9 shooting death of 25-year-old Darrin B. Hayes of Belleville, Illinois...
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Malden man charged in shovel assault
(Local News ~ 01/28/15)
MALDEN, Mo. -- A Malden man was charged Monday with critically injuring another man by allegedly striking him repeatedly in the head with a shovel. William Scott Laden, 23, of the 500 block of South Kimball Street was charged with first-degree assault, armed criminal action and resisting arrest by Dunklin County assistant prosecuting attorney Jonce Chidister. All of the charges are felonies...
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Clifford Rudesill
(Obituary ~ 01/28/15)
Clifford Frank Rudesill, 90, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Jan. 26, 2015, at Chateau Girardeau. He was born July 25, 1924, in Chicago, to Walter Jackson and Grace Sophia Blum Rudesill. He and the former Mary Kathryn "Ki" Litzelfelner were married Jan. 20, 1946, at Centenary United Methodist Church, where they continued active membership through their adult lives. They celebrated 68 years together before her death Aug. 5, 2014...
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Rachel Bailey
(Obituary ~ 01/28/15)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Rachel Marie "Ricci" Bailey, 22, of Marble Hill was taken from this world Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015. Heaven received a beautiful angel. She was born Jan. 28, 1992, in Cape Girardeau. Rachel graduated from Woodland High School in 2010...
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Laura Buckley
(Obituary ~ 01/28/15)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Laura Diane Buckley, 67, of Jonesboro died Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015, at her home. She was born Dec. 4, 1947, in Chicago, daughter of Leslie and Dorothey Strandberg Grubbe. She married Dorian Buckley on June 5, 1971. Laura held many degrees. ...
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Out of the past: Jan. 28
(Out of the Past ~ 01/28/15)
The Rev. Jeffrey Sippy is installed as the 22nd pastor of Hanover Lutheran Church; the afternoon service is conducted by the Rev. Louis Launhardt, pastor of St. Andrew Lutheran Church; the Rev. William Matzat of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church preaches the sermon...
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Stocks fall on weak business forecasts
(National News ~ 01/28/15)
U.S. stocks slumped Tuesday after some of the market's largest companies reported disappointing earnings, taking investors on a turbulent ride that deepened the losses for the year. The companies that rattled the market included Microsoft, Caterpillar and Procter & Gamble. Some also forecast weaker results in months ahead...
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Jackson police report 1/28/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/28/15)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Matthew H. Jones, 33, of Jackson was arrested on a Jackson warrant for failure to appear on original charges of public intoxication, peace disturbance, trespassing and assault...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 1/28/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/28/15)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Monday: n At 3:31 a.m., a medical assist on South Benton Street. n At 8:33 a.m., a hazardous condition or other on William Street. n At 9:13 a.m., a medical assist on South Sprigg Street...
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Births 1/28/15
(Births ~ 01/28/15)
Daughter to Justin E. Koch and Erica E. Hungate of St. Mary, Missouri, Saint Francis Medical Center, 7:55 a.m. Monday, Jan. 19, 2015. Name, Madelynn Lou. Weight, 6 pounds, 15 ounces. Second child, first daughter. Ms. Hungate is the daughter of Sandra Picou of St. Mary. She is employed by AT&T in Perryville, Missouri. Koch is the son of Dave and Teresa Koch of Jackson. He is employed by Dutch Enterprises...
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Charles Buelow
(Obituary ~ 01/28/15)
Charles F. "Chuck" Buelow, 91, formerly of Clinton, Iowa, passed away peacefully Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015, at Sunnyview Care Center in Ankeny, Iowa. The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at New Hope Assembly of God Church, 4425 70th St. in Urbandale, Iowa...
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Dorothy Williams
(Obituary ~ 01/28/15)
Dorothy "Jean" Williams, 87, of Dike, Iowa, died Friday Jan. 23, 2015, of natural causes at Grundy County Memorial Hospital. She was born Jan. 30, 1927, in Fornfelt (Scott City), to Homer and Dorothy Beaird Brazel. She graduated from Fornfelt High School in 1944. She and Delmar L. Williams were married April 13, 1945, in Fornfelt. He preceded her in death July 12, 1978...
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Brodeur calls it a career
(Professional Sports ~ 01/28/15)
ST. LOUIS -- Martin Brodeur, one of the greatest goaltenders in NHL history, is retiring. The 10-time All-Star and four-time Vezina Cup Trophy winner finished his career with St. Louis after a standout career with New Jersey, and will join the Blues in a management role in hockey operations. A news conference was set for Thursday morning before the Blues return from the All-Star break to play Nashville...
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Nation, world briefs
(National News ~ 01/28/15)
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama will ask Congress for an almost 8 percent boost for the Pentagon, including $5.3 billion to equip and train Iraqi soldiers and moderate Syrian rebels to fight Islamic State militants in the Middle East. Obama will ask for $534 billion for the core budget of the Defense Department -- a $38 billion increase -- according to "pre-decisional" Pentagon documents obtained Tuesday. ...
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Famed civil rights protesters to have arrest records erased
(National News ~ 01/28/15)
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Nine black men arrested for integrating a whites-only South Carolina lunch counter 54 years ago may be heroes in the historical record, but in the record of the law they still are convicted trespassers. That criminal record will soon be erased...
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Belfast warned not to eat roadside fish
(International News ~ 01/28/15)
BELFAST, Northern Ireland -- The Belfast City Council is advising its residents: Don't eat fish found lying on the roadside. The health warning follows the accidental dumping of thousands of mackerel on Ravenhill Road, apparently by a delivery truck with a loose back door. Locals grabbed bags to haul in the fish before passing cars could turn them into pulp. The council says the opportunists don't know where the fish came from, and they could be contaminated by automotive pollutants...
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High school roundup: Zalma boys basketball team edges Meadow Heights 84-77
(High School Sports ~ 01/28/15)
All scores were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Tuesday.
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Southeast Missouri State's Tucker repeats as MIC gymnast of the week
(College Sports ~ 01/28/15)
Southeast Missouri State gymnast Alyssa Tucker was selected as the Midwest Independent Conference Gymnast of the Week for the second week in a row after posting a career-high 39.125 to win the all-around competition at Oklahoma on Friday. "Once again, Alyssa has proven that hard work day-in and day-out pays off," Southeast coach Kristi Ewasko said in a press release. ...
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Ronald McCulley
(Obituary ~ 01/28/15)
Ronald L. McCulley, 57, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Jan. 26, 2015, at Southeast Hospital. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until time of service Saturday at First Free Will Baptist Church. A celebration of life service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the church...
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Alvin Moonier
(Obituary ~ 01/28/15)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Alvin J. Moonier, 86, of Edwardsville, Illinois, formerly of Perryville, died Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, at Cedarhurst Assisted Living in Edwardsville. Mass will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Perryville, with the Rev. Rich Wehrmeyer as celebrant. Inurnment will be in Mount Hope Catholic Cemetery in Perryville...
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Lela Everett
(Obituary ~ 01/28/15)
Lela Brown Everett, 60, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Cairo, Illinois, died Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Friends may call from noon until the funeral hour at 1 p.m. Saturday at Greater Dimensions Ministries. Interment will follow in New Lorimier Cemetery...
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Richard Murphy
(Obituary ~ 01/28/15)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Richard L. Murphy, 92, of Metropolis, Illinois, formerly of Cairo, died Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015, at Metropolis Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. He was a World War II Army veteran. Graveside service will be at 11:30 a.m. Friday at Mound City National Cemetery in Mound City, Illinois. Full military honors will be presented by Illinois National Guard Burial Team and area veterans...
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Susan Loomis
(Obituary ~ 01/28/15)
Susan E. Loomis, 68, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Jan. 23, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center. A memorial Mass will be celebrated at 2:45 p.m. Saturday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church. The Rev. Dave Hulshof will officiate. Inurnment will be in Lorimier Cemetery...
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Cape Girardeau police report 1/28/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/28/15)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n Amber R. Strong, 27, of Scott City was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, crossing center lane of travel and no headlights...
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Prayer 1/28/15
(Prayer ~ 01/28/15)
Lord Jesus, may we seek and live by truth so we may honor you. Amen.
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Southeast Missouri State track and field star earns OVC weekly honors
(College Sports ~ 01/28/15)
The Southeast Missouri State track and field team continued its string of Ohio Valley Conference weekly honors on Wednesday. Senior Reggie Miller was the latest Redhawk to be named the OVC's field athlete of the week. His jump of 52 feet, 9 inches, in the triple jump at the Gateway Dual Meet against SIU Edwardsville on Saturday is the fourth-longest triple jump in the country...
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