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Jackson snow route proclamation in effect until further notice
(Local News ~ 02/19/15)
Officials in Jackson have decided to keep the snow route proclamation in effect until further notice in anticipation of more winter precipitation. According to an email from Jackson Public Works director Rodney Bollinger, residents living on designated snow routes in Jackson are asked to keep their vehicles off the street to allow city crews to plow the entire width of the road. ...
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Summit speaker addresses strong dollar, investing at home
(Local News ~ 02/19/15)
An investment summit hosted Wednesday by a division of Commerce Bank highlighted the state of the global economy and tied it with financial decisions that need to be made at home. Scott Colbert, a senior vice president, chief economist and director of fixed income for The Commerce Trust Co., was Wednesday's keynote speaker at the event, which included about 85 business and community leaders during a luncheon at Isle Casino Cape Girardeau's event center...
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Toddler's injuries lead to child-abuse charges
(Local News ~ 02/19/15)
A Scott City man has been charged with two counts of child abuse after a toddler in his care was injured. A probable-cause affidavit by officer Todd Rayl of the Scott City Police Department stated Rayl was contacted Saturday by the Scott County Juvenile Office with a report of child abuse...
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Obama: U.S. at war with those that pervert Islam
(National News ~ 02/19/15)
WASHINGTON -- Muslims in the U.S. and around the world have a responsibility to fight a misconception that terrorist groups like the Islamic State speak for them, President Barack Obama said Wednesday in his most direct remarks yet about any link between Islam and terrorism...
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State Senate panel considers restricting police video
(State News ~ 02/19/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Law enforcement groups urged Missouri lawmakers to restrict public access to videos from police body cameras Wednesday, while citizen activists and media groups warned keeping the videos secret could erode the public's trust. The diverging viewpoints expressed to a Senate committee highlight one of the issues stemming from the fatal Aug. ...
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Electronic surveys seek to identify unmet human-service needs in area
(Local News ~ 02/19/15)
Through one survey, local health and human services organizations can identify a wide range of unmet human-service needs in the area. This week, electronic surveys were distributed to 2,500 households in Cape Girardeau, Jackson and Scott City containing questions about quality of life, community improvement, health behaviors, personal health and access to health and demographic information. The United Way of Southeast Missouri and Community Caring Council are collaborating on the survey...
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Public meets two Southeast president finalists
(Local News ~ 02/19/15)
Two of four presidential candidates at Southeast Missouri State University on Wednesday participated in open forums, where the public, staff and students had an opportunity to ask questions and learn more about the finalists. Paul D. Plotkowski and Margaret E. Madden were the first candidates to visit campus and meet with university officials and other administrators for in-person interviews...
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Scott City adds ACT prep course to graduation requirements
(Local News ~ 02/19/15)
The Scott City School Board on Wednesday approved adding a one-semester ACT preparation course for juniors to the district's graduation requirements. The requirement will begin with the graduating class of 2019. Guidance counselor LaDonna Pratt and high-school math teacher Vicki Helderman presented details of the course to the board and said the proposal was in response to the state's January 2014 decision to administer the ACT to all 11th-grade students in Missouri public and charter schools...
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Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team re-energized by JT Jones
(College Sports ~ 02/19/15)
Sikeston native and Southeast Missouri State men's basketball walk-on JT Jones wasn't quite sure what to think when his name was finally called to enter an Ohio Valley Conference game against Eastern Illinois on Feb. 7 at the Show Me Center.
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Ash Wednesday
(Local News ~ 02/19/15)
Virginia Sanders distributes ashes to Kathy Mattes during an Ash Wednesday Mass at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Cape Girardeau. Ash Wednesday begins the Season of Lent.
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Battle-tested Jackson wrestlers head to state
(High School Sports ~ 02/19/15)
Jackson coach Steve Wachter has been involved with the Jackson Indians wrestling program for 33 years, but something about this year's team is unlike any other.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 02/19/15)
Today is Thursday, Feb. 19, the 50th day of 2015. There are 315 days left in the year. This is the Lunar New Year of the Goat. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 19, 1945, Operation Detachment began during World War II as some 30,000 U.S. Marines began landing on Iwo Jima, where they commenced a successful month-long battle to seize control of the island from Japanese forces...
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Digging out from winter storm, watching forecast
(Editorial ~ 02/19/15)
The area received its share of wintry precipitation this week, with more than 10 inches of snow falling within 24 hours. The Sunday-into-Monday storm caused many schools and businesses to postpone or delay openings. A windchill advisory was issued through noon today, with temperatures expected to dip below zero...
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First look at college
(National News ~ 02/19/15)
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is missing out on part of his oldest daughter's life: her college campus tours as she tries to figure out where to study in two years. He didn't come along when 16-year-old Malia toured Stanford University and the University of California at Berkeley last summer. Her mother, Michelle Obama, accompanied the high school junior on recent visits to New York University, Barnard College and her father's alma mater, Columbia University...
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Kate Brown sworn in after Oregon governor resigns
(National News ~ 02/19/15)
SALEM, Ore. -- Kate Brown was sworn in Wednesday as Oregon's governor following an influence-peddling scandal that prompted the resignation of fellow Democrat John Kitzhaber, who had been the state's longest-serving chief executive before his swift fall from grace...
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Vegas police, family defend mom killed in road-rage shootout
(National News ~ 02/19/15)
LAS VEGAS -- What police first described as the road rage-inspired killing of an innocent mother of four has morphed into a complex scenario, prompting questions and a backlash against her family. Tammy Meyers, 44, was shot in the head outside her home in a Las Vegas cul-de-sac Feb. 12 after confrontations that began when she was giving her 15-year-old daughter an after-hours driving lesson and the girl honked at a driver she felt was speeding, police said...
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Muslims find voice in wake of North Carolina slayings
(National News ~ 02/19/15)
The circumstances were horrific, but Zahra Billoo was encouraged by the vigil marking the slayings of three young Muslims near the University of North Carolina. More than 150 people -- Muslims and non-Muslims -- attended the candlelit gathering at a busy intersection in Fremont, California. Similar events popped up across the country -- "glimmers of hope," said the Muslim activist, that in the wake of this tragedy her people were finding a stronger voice in American civic life...
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Last tipsy Mardi Gras revelers sent home, trash cleaned up
(National News ~ 02/19/15)
NEW ORLEANS -- Mardi Gras 2015 is officially over, and the last tipsy revelers in New Orleans have been cleared from city streets. At the stroke of midnight, New Orleans police on horseback rode down the French Quarter's main tourist thoroughfare, Bourbon Street, sending home the last revelers from the "Fat Tuesday" bash in this Mississippi River port city...
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Feds say Wal-Mart was biased against lesbians
(National News ~ 02/19/15)
BOSTON -- A federal agency says Wal-Mart discriminated against a lesbian employee who sought health coverage for her ailing wife and has ordered "a just resolution" for violating her civil rights. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ordered the retail giant to work with Jacqueline Cote of New Bedford, Massachusetts, who hopes the determination will help her pay off $100,000 in medical bills...
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Man with bodies buried in his yard gets life in prison
(National News ~ 02/19/15)
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. -- A jury on Wednesday spared the life of a man convicted of strangling a pharmacist and his girlfriend in 2002 and burying their bodies in his yard, granting a defense request to show mercy despite the brutal nature of the crimes...
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Fire smolders a third day from oil train derailment
(National News ~ 02/19/15)
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A fire sparked by a train derailment in southern West Virginia smoldered for a third day Wednesday, keeping federal and state investigators at bay and leading residents near the site worrying about the long-term water quality of a nearby river...
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Rabbi accused of leading divorce kidnap team
(National News ~ 02/19/15)
TRENTON, N.J. -- Before prosecutors described Rabbi Mendel Epstein as a leader in a devout Orthodox community, they played a grainy video clip that they say shows he is a criminal. "Basically, what we're going to be doing is kidnapping a guy for a couple hours," he's heard telling two undercover FBI agents about what prosecutors say was a staged kidnapping in 2013...
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Pope walks in Ash Wednesday procession
(International News ~ 02/19/15)
ROME -- Pope Francis walked in a solemn Ash Wednesday procession between churches on Rome's ancient Aventine Hill, calling on people to remember their human limits humbly as faithful began their annual penitential Lenten period. Francis, carrying his pastoral staff, chanted prayers along with other participants during the few minutes' walk down the street. He wore a purple cloak, in keeping with the somber Lenten mood as Catholics spiritually prepare for Easter, which falls on April 5 this year...
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Energy Star certification expanded to include clothes dryers
(National News ~ 02/19/15)
For the first time in six years, Energy Star certification, a standard seal of approval for energy efficiency, has been expanded to include another major household appliance. Clothes dryers, perhaps the last of the major household appliances to be included in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's program, became available in 45 Energy Star models starting Presidents' Day weekend, according to the EPA...
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Toy Fair 2015 features high-tech diversions for kids
(Community ~ 02/19/15)
NEW YORK -- With 13,000 international buyers and the equivalent of seven football fields full of exhibitor booths, Toy Fair 2015 looks and sounds like the best-behaved children's party ever. Without the young ones in attendance, of course. Because this party is serious business. Buyers come to see new products and place orders for stores, family restaurants and schools around the globe...
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Woman accused of supplying terrorists to remain jailed
(State News ~ 02/19/15)
ST. LOUIS -- A Bosnian immigrant accused of funneling money and military supplies to terror groups in Iraq and Syria will remain in federal custody, after her lawyer told a judge Wednesday he wants clarity on her immigration status before seeking bond...
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Rail hub falls to Ukraine rebels as troops retreat
(International News ~ 02/19/15)
ARTEMIVSK, Ukraine -- Government soldiers pulled out of a contested railway hub in eastern Ukraine Wednesday, ending a siege so intense the retreating troops said they couldn't get water or food amid shelling by Russian-backed separatists. At least six soldiers died in the withdrawal, and more than 100 were wounded...
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Take a look; Dr. Seuss will have a new book
(Community ~ 02/19/15)
NEW YORK -- More than 20 years after his death, there is still plenty of news about Dr. Seuss. Random House Children's Books said Wednesday it will publish a recently discovered manuscript with illustrations called "What Pet Should I Get" on July 28. The publisher plans at least two more books, based on materials found in 2013 in the author's home in La Jolla, California, by his widow and secretary...
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Missouri House endorses voter photo ID requirements
(State News ~ 02/19/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri House is once again pushing forward with a Republican priority to require photo identification at the polls, after similar measures were stymied by the Senate or courts in recent years. The House gave initial approval Wednesday to a proposed constitutional amendment that would go before voters in 2016 and also endorsed a bill that would institute the voter photo ID requirements if the constitutional amendment is approved...
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Fire ignites ammunition in burning home
(Local News ~ 02/19/15)
MINER, Mo. -- Firefighters said ammunition set off by heat from flames kept crews at bay while fighting a house fire Tuesday morning in Scott County. The call went out at 7:22 a.m. to a house off Highway 62 east of Miner. Fire crews said they had a difficult time getting their trucks and two tankers to the house because of ice and snow on the roads and the home's driveway...
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Police continue searching for missing woman
(Local News ~ 02/19/15)
KENNETT, Mo. -- The Kennett Police Department continues to search for 46-year-old Deana R. Davison of Kennett. She was last seen the night of Jan. 26 at the Super 8 Motel in Kennett. She apparently left during the night. Anyone with information on Davison's whereabouts is asked to call the police station at 573-888-4622. The Missouri State Highway Patrol also lists her on its missing persons page...
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Births 2/19/15
(Births ~ 02/19/15)
Son to Nicholas T. Hayes and Chrystal L. Martin of Scott City, Southeast Hospital, 8:17 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6, 2015. Name, Finley Michael Thomas. Weight, 5 pounds, 13 ounces. Second son. Ms. Martin is the daughter of Synthia Gramm of Scott City. Hayes is the son of Mike Hayes of St. Louis and Marjorie Patrick-Hayes of Farmington, Missouri. He is a builder with HWPI in Sikeston, Missouri...
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Out of the past: Feb. 19
(Out of the Past ~ 02/19/15)
GALE, Ill. -- Picket lines go up early in the morning at the site of the closed, Illada Energy Reclamation Co. Inc. plant in protest of a contractor's alleged refusal to hire union labor; the picket line is manned by members of Operating Engineers Local 318 of Harrisburg, Illinois, and Laborers Local 773 of Cairo, Illinois...
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Jeb Bush: 'Mistakes' made in Iraq on his brother's watch
(National News ~ 02/19/15)
CHICAGO -- Former Florida governor Jeb Bush said Wednesday "there were mistakes made in Iraq" during his brother's administration, offering the critique during a wide-ranging speech on foreign policy that comes as part of his run-up to a likely presidential campaign...
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Speak Out 2/19/15
(Speak Out ~ 02/19/15)
Saw they're looking for a new comedian to replace Jon Stewart. Why not Brian Williams? I mean, he's got to be more funny, because he sure ain't serious. President Obama's request for war powers authorization will reveal to the American public the heinous hypocrisy of Republicans in Congress. They rant and rave about the dictatorial powers exercised by President Obama but in this instance will want to cede to him more power than what he is requesting...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 2/19/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/19/15)
* Medical assist calls were made to: South Benton Street at 6:53 a.m.; South Sprigg Street at 8:09 a.m.; South Farrar Drive at 10:25 a.m.; Kurre Lane at 11:41 a.m.; Good Hope Street at 11:55 a.m.; Lexington Avenue at 3:20 p.m.; South Farrar Drive at 3:36 p.m.; Lynwood Hills Drive at 4:08 p.m.; South Henderson Avenue at 4:36 p.m.; Marvin Street at 5:40 p.m.; South Sprigg Street at 6:16 p.m.; Bloomfield Street at 6:54 p.m.; and Good Hope Street at 7:02 p.m...
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Cape Girardeau police report 2/19/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/19/15)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. n Terrance A. West, 19, of Hayti Heights, Missouri, was arrested on six Cape Girardeau warrants for failure to appear for no operator's license, no insurance, stop-sign violations and striking a legally stopped vehicle...
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Robert Wulff
(Obituary ~ 02/19/15)
Robert D. Wulff, 90, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Jackson, died Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home-Jackson, formerly Cracraft-Miller Funeral Home...
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Bertha Unterreiner
(Obituary ~ 02/19/15)
Bertha Unterreiner, 99, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015, at her home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church...
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Elizabeth McFerron
(Obituary ~ 02/19/15)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Elizabeth A. "Betty" McFerron, 88, of Chaffee passed away Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, at Chaffee Nursing Center. She was born Feb. 9, 1927, in Chaffee, to Clarence E. and Bessie May Schultz Campbell. Betty and G.E. "Bill" McFerron were married July 3, 1946. He preceded her in death Feb. 27, 2004...
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Hayes Laster
(Obituary ~ 02/19/15)
COMMERCE, Mo. -- Hayes Winford Laster, 88, of Commerce died Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City is in charge of arrangements.
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Larry Cooper
(Obituary ~ 02/19/15)
BLODGETT, Mo. -- Larry Gene "Frog" Cooper, 73, of Blodgett passed away Monday, Feb. 16, 2015, at Citizens Memorial Hospital in Bolivar, Missouri. He was born Jan. 12, 1942, in Vanduser, Missouri, to the late Mary Davis-Cooper of Vanduser. He and Barbara Gail Beggs were married Feb. 17, 1961, at Blodgett. She preceded him in death May 4, 2012...
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Maxine Brice
(Obituary ~ 02/19/15)
Maxine Elizabeth Brice, 83, of Jackson died Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, at Jackson Manor Nursing home. A rosary will be said at 6:10 p.m. March 16 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Jackson, led by St. Ann's Ladies Sodality. A memorial Mass will immediately follow, with the Rev. John Harth officiating...
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Donna Belk
(Obituary ~ 02/19/15)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Donna S. Belk, 61, of Cairo died Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home in Cairo.
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Ferguson attracts large pool of applicants for police jobs
(State News ~ 02/19/15)
FERGUSON, Mo. -- The city of Ferguson is attracting a large pool of applicants to police jobs, including minority candidates seeking the position left vacant by the resignation of Darren Wilson, the officer who fatally shot Michael Brown, the mayor said...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 2/19/15
(Local News ~ 02/19/15)
1 Barton Square, Jackson 9 a.m. Monday n None at this time n Items listed on agenda n Purchase orders n Payroll change forms n Sheriff office reports for the months of October, November and December n US Bank canceled checks report for January n Early Warning Siren Grant Project closeout report...
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Man sells watch he found at Goodwill for $35,000
(National News ~ 02/19/15)
PHOENIX -- A watch collector spotted a rare Swiss timepiece in a secondhand store, bought it on sale for $5.99 and sold it for $35,000. Zach Norris said he perused a Goodwill store's watch section in January. Norris said he was excited when he recognized the 1959 Jaeger-LeCoultre diving watch. Paul White of Scottsdale-based Oliver Smith Jeweler, a dealer for the brand, said a watchmaker authenticated Norris' discovery. Norris said the proceeds will help pay for his wedding...
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Southeast Missourian Athlete of the Week: Central's Al Young
(High School Sports ~ 02/19/15)
Central's Al Young scored a game-high 22 points to lead the Tigers to a 61-50 victory over Sikeston on Friday in a SEMO Conference boys basketball game at the Sikeston Field House. The 6-foot junior knocked down several key shots, including a 3-pointer that tied the game at 11-all during a 13-2 run in the first quarter and a conventional three-point play that extended the Tigers' lead to eight points midway through the final period...
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'Fat Leonard'
(Column ~ 02/19/15)
Those who follow partisan media have probably heard that the president is gutting the armed forces by getting rid of senior officers. If you are one of these believers, you will have more ammunition with the decision of the Navy to take action against three admirals. ...
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Prayer 2/19/15
(Prayer ~ 02/19/15)
Father God, thank you that we are more than conquerors through Jesus, our Savior. Amen.
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