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St. Louis county police: 2 officers shot in Ferguson
(State News ~ 03/12/15)
By JIM SALTER Associated Press FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) -- Two officers were shot in front of the Ferguson Police Department early Thursday as demonstrators gathered after the police chief resigned in the wake of a scathing Justice Department report alleging bias in the police force and local courts...
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Man killed in Fruitland after walking in front of car
(Local News ~ 03/12/15)
An 88-year-old Jackson man was killed early Wednesday north of Fruitland. Joann Mirly, 64, of Altenburg, Missouri, was driving her 2005 Chevrolet Impala southbound on U.S. 61 about 6:40 a.m. when Delmar Feiste walked into the path of the vehicle. Feiste was pronounced dead at the scene at 7:43 a.m. by Cape Girardeau County Coroner John Clifton...
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Man shot during confrontation with police
(Local News ~ 03/12/15)
MALDEN, Mo. -- The Missouri State Highway Patrol is investigating a nonfatal, officer-involved shooting that happened Tuesday evening when officers confronted a man with a handgun. About 5:20 p.m., Malden police responded to the area of Frisco Park about a potentially suicidal person, according to a news release from Sgt. Kevin Hunter, public information officer for the patrol's Division of Drug and Crime Control...
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Pact would exempt low-income from Ameren increase
(Local News ~ 03/12/15)
Low-income and low-usage customers would benefit most from an agreement filed by Consumers Council of Missouri and other groups in the Ameren Missouri rate case. The settlement also would lower the electric rate for Noranda Aluminum in New Madrid, Missouri, in a way that protects other ratepayers...
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Speaker at Power of Women event says 'boss' is a dirty word
(Local News ~ 03/12/15)
A keynote speaker at the fourth annual Power of Women luncheon and expo Wednesday urged about 350 women at the Show Me Center to eliminate the word "boss" from their vocabulary. "'Boss' is a four-letter word," said Karla Bakersmith, a 1981 graduate of Southeast and founder and CEO of Scrubs and Beyond LLC. "You want to be a leader. 'Boss' is a word you should never say again."...
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Latest county sales-tax figures continue positive trend
(Local News ~ 03/12/15)
Cape Girardeau County officials have remained cautiously optimistic about general sales tax numbers after the county treasurer's office released the report for March. Year-to-date revenue is up 9.39 percent at $1,848,164.01, according to the report...
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Ferguson chief resigns in wake of federal report
(State News ~ 03/12/15)
FERGUSON, Mo. -- The police chief in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson resigned Wednesday in the wake of a scathing Justice Department report prompted by the fatal shooting of an unarmed black 18-year-old by a white police officer. The city said in a statement it reached a mutual separation agreement with Chief Thomas Jackson, who will get a severance payment and health insurance for a year. Lt. Col. Al Eickhoff will become acting chief March 19 while the city searches for a replacement...
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Scott County Central boys basketball team ready to battle at Class 2 final four
(High School Sports ~ 03/12/15)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- There will be no fear of the moment when the Scott County Central boys basketball team takes the court today. This is the Braves' territory. SCC (25-4) brings a state-record 17 state titles into its Class 2 final four game against Crane (28-2), which is scheduled for noon today at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Missouri...
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Jackson boys basketball team beats Vianney to return to state quarterfinals
(High School Sports ~ 03/12/15)
The Indians defeated the Golden Griffins 59-57 on Wednesday to advance to the Class 5 quarterfinals for the third consecutive season.
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Bubba knows basketball: The story behind the Hornets' second-year coach begins and ends in Advance
(High School Sports ~ 03/12/15)
From playing under legendary Advance coach Carrol Cookson in the late 1970s to just being a casual fan, Advance boys basketball has been a constant in Bubba Wheetley's life for nearly 35 years.
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Advance boys basketball team falls to Meadville in Class 1 final four
(High School Sports ~ 03/12/15)
The Eagles hit a 3-pointer in the first 30 seconds of the final quarter and never looked back on their way to a 63-51 victory over Advance and a chance to play for a state title.
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Scott County Central boys basketball team reaches Class 2 state championship game
(High School Sports ~ 03/12/15)
Jeffery Porter sparked an 11-2 run, which helped the Braves secure a 60-49 victory over Crane and their second consecutive trip to a state championship.
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Majestic Cardinal
(Submitted Photo ~ 03/12/15)
This male cardinal was looking quite majestic while visiting the bush by my front door .
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Miss Sniff
(Submitted Photo ~ 03/12/15)
Miss Sniff looks at me with those beautiful eyes, she is 8 years old and still playful as ever.
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Stunning Sunset
(Submitted Photo ~ 03/12/15)
The sunset was just stunning as the sun set low on the horizon as our temperatures started to warm after a couple of weeks in a deep freeze of winter.
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4-H summit engages teens in service, global education
(Submitted Photo ~ 03/12/15)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Cape Girardeau County 4-H members were among 150 youth and adults participating in "Bring the World Home!" -- the 2015 Youth Civic Leaders Summit at Windermere Conference Center, near Camdenton, March 6-8. 4-H members were joined by teams from 32 other counties, and groups representing Iowa and Illinois 4-H. ...
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Cape County 4-Her Competes at State 4-H Meats Contest
(Submitted Photo ~ 03/12/15)
Columbia, Mo. -- One Cape Girardeau county 4-H member competed in the 2015 State 4-H Meat Contest Saturday, February 7 on the University of Missouri campus. Dylan Aufdenberg of the Tilsit 4-H Club competed in the Junior Judging Division. Aufdenberg placed 3rd in the 8-10 year old category. The event was held in the Eckles Hall meat lab and 4-H members were able to view a variety of classes plus identify 30 cuts of meat...
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4-Her's Participate in Livestock Judging and Grading Clinic
(Submitted Photo ~ 03/12/15)
Lanson Cox, Lauren Crutsinger, Morgan Crutsinger, Levi Jansen, and Shane Jansen of the Delta 4-H Club at the 2015 University of Missouri (MU) Livestock Judging and Grading Clinic in Columbia, MO. The event was held March 7th at the Trowbridge Livestock Center on the MU campus. ...
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Crocus
(Submitted Photo ~ 03/12/15)
First Spring Blooming Crocus in my front yard
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Go, go, Joseph: Junior high to present 'Dreamcoat'
(Community ~ 03/12/15)
The essence of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" is spectacle. It's so much larger than life, Cape Girardeau Central Junior High School's upcoming production needed 149 cast members to pull it off. Director Mike Dumey said the scale of this year's musical is a testament to how far the music program has come since he began directing the junior-high shows more than 20 years ago...
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Jackson boys basketball team makes push for Class 5 final four
(High School Sports ~ 03/12/15)
The Jackson boys basketball team won its third consecutive sectional Wednesday, but it wouldn't have been possible without some clutch shooting from several seniors. Braden Wendel had a pair of 3-pointers during the Indians' late rally before Connor Shepard scored the go-ahead trey and Terry Venable iced the game from the free-throw line...
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Notre Dame boys basketball team set to face Westminster in Class 4 quarterfinal
(High School Sports ~ 03/12/15)
Unselfish play has lifted the Notre Dame boys basketball team into the state quarterfinals. Quinn Poythress and Tanner Shively are each averaging double figures in scoring this postseason for the Bulldogs, who will take on Westminster Christian Academy at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Farmington Civic Center in Farmington, Missouri, with a bid to the Class 4 final four on the line...
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Wuebker's first-half injury slows down Advance boys basketball team's offense
(High School Sports ~ 03/12/15)
After scoring Advance's first four points of the game and adding two more baskets to close out the first quarter against Meadville in a Class 1 semifinal on Thursday night, Advance sophomore Preston Wuebker left the game with a minor injury to his left knee.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/12/15)
Today is Thursday, March 12, the 71st day of 2015. There are 294 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 12, 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered the first of his 30 radio addresses that came to be known as "fireside chats," telling Americans what was being done to deal with the nation's economic crisis...
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Helping former inmates return to the workforce
(Editorial ~ 03/12/15)
The justice system is vital to a free society. There are laws, and those who break laws, depending on the infraction, may find themselves in prison. But for most inmates, there's life beyond the bars. A recent story by Katherine Webster in this newspaper highlighted some eye-opening numbers. ...
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Birthday cakes?
(Local News ~ 03/12/15)
Bob Phalen celebrates his 90th birthday Wednesday by volunteering to flip pancakes during the 77th Annual Cape Girardeau Noon Lions Club Pancake Day at the Arena Building. Phalen has been helping with pancake day for 58 years. The Noon Lions Club estimated 10,000 pancakes would be served throughout the day...
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Ruling allows Missouri woman to avoid deportation
(State News ~ 03/12/15)
FARMINGTON, Mo. -- A year ago, Komdown "Dow" Boyer of Bonne Terre, Missouri, appeared headed for deportation to Thailand after she was convicted of stealing from the pizza restaurant where she worked, even though prosecutors and her employers fought on her behalf...
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Doing the robot
(Community ~ 03/12/15)
Caleb Pender rebuilt his first motor at age 13 in his parents' car-repair shop. From an early age, he was involved in the mechanics of things, and for the past year, he has worked with the robotics team Middle Earth Mechanics. His efforts paid off: Middle Earth, a homeschool team from Cape Girardeau, is one of four Southeast Missouri teams that will advance to the super regional competition at the end of March...
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Underground springs on Saturn moon? New research suggests yes
(National News ~ 03/12/15)
LOS ANGELES -- New research suggests there are hot springs bubbling beneath the icy surface of a tiny Saturn moon. If confirmed, it would make the moon Enceladus (ehn-SEHL'-uh-duhs) the only other known body in the solar system besides Earth where hot water and rocks interact underground...
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Police dogs laid to rest in own cemetery in California
(National News ~ 03/12/15)
LOS ANGELES -- It's a place of honor for those who sniffed out crime and brought down crooks. On a bluff beneath tall oak trees and overlooking rolling green hills, police dogs from one California agency are laid to rest. The cemetery for K-9s from the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office on the Central Coast is a unique option. ...
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Vote for firing squad shows frustration with drug shortages
(National News ~ 03/12/15)
SALT LAKE CITY -- A vote by Utah lawmakers to bring back executions by firing squad is the most dramatic illustration yet of the nationwide frustration over bungled executions and shortages of lethal-injection drugs. Utah and several other states are scrambling to modify their laws on the heels of a botched Oklahoma lethal injection last year and one in Arizona that the condemned man took nearly two hours to die...
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Iraqi forces, militias sweep into Islamic State-held Tikrit
(International News ~ 03/12/15)
BAGHDAD -- Iraqi soldiers and allied Shiite militiamen swept into the Islamic State-held city of Tikrit on Wednesday, launching a two-front offensive to squeeze extremists out of Saddam Hussein's hometown in a test of the troops' resolve. Explosions and gunfire echoed through Tikrit, a key way station for Iraqi forces trying to expel the militants who hold about a third of the country and neighboring Syria. ...
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Bomb-sniffing elephants? Army says it's not nutty
(International News ~ 03/12/15)
JOHANNESBURG -- Armed with a sharp sense of smell, dogs have a long history of detecting explosives for their human handlers. Trained rats sniff out land mines from old African wars. In Croatia, researchers have tried to train bees to identify TNT. Now elephants. New research conducted in South Africa and involving the U.S. military shows they excel at identifying explosives by smell, stirring speculation about whether their ability can save lives...
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Counter-rallies unfold in Madison after police shooting
(National News ~ 03/12/15)
MADISON, Wis. -- Hundreds of people protesting the shooting of an unarmed biracial man by a white police officer linked arms and blocked traffic for nearly an hour Wednesday, but otherwise maintained the peaceful demonstrations called for by the man's family...
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Texas executes gang hit man for killing woman over drug tax
(National News ~ 03/12/15)
HUNTSVILLE, Texas -- A Mexican Mafia hit man convicted of beating and strangling a San Antonio woman because she didn't pay the gang's 10 percent tax on her illegal drug sales was executed Wednesday evening. The injection of Manuel Vasquez with a lethal dose of pentobarbital leaves Texas with enough of the powerful sedative to carry out only one more execution. Vasquez was the fourth Texas inmate put to death this year, and at least six are scheduled for execution in the coming weeks...
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Dieting dachshund goes from obese to svelte
(National News ~ 03/12/15)
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Once a wanton wiener dog, Dennis went on a diet and now is a happy shadow of his former self after losing more than 75 percent of his body weight. Less than two years ago, Dennis weighed in at a whopping 56 pounds -- about the size of four or five miniature dachshunds, which is what he is. A series of "before" photos show Dennis resting on rolls of fat, his head seemingly too little for his blob of a body. He couldn't take more than a few steps without being out of breath...
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AP files suit against State Department
(National News ~ 03/12/15)
WASHINGTON -- The Associated Press filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the State Department to force the release of email correspondence and government documents from Hillary Rodham Clinton's tenure as secretary of state. The legal action comes after requests filed under the U.S. Freedom of Information Act have gone unfulfilled. They include one request AP made five years ago and others pending since the summer of 2013...
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Survey finds record low confidence in government
(National News ~ 03/12/15)
WASHINGTON -- Americans' confidence in all three branches of government is at or near record lows, according to a major survey that has measured attitudes on the subject for 40 years. The 2014 General Social Survey finds only 23 percent of Americans have a great deal of confidence in the Supreme Court, 11 percent in the executive branch and 5 percent in Congress...
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Top military chief voices concerns about fight against IS
(National News ~ 03/12/15)
WASHINGTON -- America's top military officer says while Iran's support in the fight against Islamic State militants is helpful, the U.S. remains concerned what happens "after the drums stop beating" and IS is defeated. Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday anything anyone does to counter IS is a "positive thing."...
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Truck driver in Amtrak crash in N.C. has history of violations
(National News ~ 03/12/15)
RALEIGH, N.C. -- The truck driver whose failure to maneuver an oversized rig through a railroad crossing derailed an Amtrak train and injured 55 people this week is a felon with a long history of traffic citations, court records show. John Devin Black, 43, has been cited for at least a dozen traffic violations, including speeding and driving with a revoked license multiple times, according to records reviewed and confirmed by The Associated Press...
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'Blurred Lines' verdict may alter music biz
(Entertainment ~ 03/12/15)
LOS ANGELES -- A verdict saying Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke copied Marvin Gaye's music to create their hit song "Blurred Lines" could ripple across the music industry, potentially changing how artists work and opening the door to new copyright claims...
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Flying cars, robot petting zoo: It's South by Southwest time
(Entertainment ~ 03/12/15)
Flying cars and a robot petting zoo. Mobile wallets and net neutrality. The most outlandish ideas of the future and tech trends shaping the world today will be in focus as the freewheeling South by Southwest Interactive Festival kicks off Friday. The annual Austin, Texas, gathering has a looser reputation than bigger tech conferences such as the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, even as it has become more corporate in recent years...
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Police: Unfounded report of shots at rapper Lil Wayne's home
(Entertainment ~ 03/12/15)
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. -- An apparent hoax summoned a strong police response Wednesday to the home of rapper Lil Wayne after an unknown caller reported a shooting. The call came in at 12:40 p.m. on a nonemergency line, Miami Beach police spokesman Ernesto Rodriguez said. The caller claimed four people had been shot at the waterfront home on an exclusive Miami Beach island...
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Fatal deer illness found outside in northern Missouri
(State News ~ 03/12/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A buck killed in Cole County has tested positive for chronic wasting disease, which is characterized by abnormal behavior, dramatic weight loss, stumbling and slobbering. The Columbia Missourian reports this marks the first time the fatal illness has appeared outside Missouri's northern containment zone. It is not believed the disease can be transmitted to humans...
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St. Louis archdiocese must turn in sex-abuse records
(State News ~ 03/12/15)
ST. LOUIS -- The Archdiocese of St. Louis must turn over records detailing allegations of sexual abuse spanning two decades, a judge has ruled. The order Monday by St. Louis County Circuit Judge Thomas J. Prebil is part of a lawsuit filed by the parents of a suburban St. Louis man. The suit claims the Florissant, Missouri, man's suicide in 2009 was the result of sexual and emotional abuse by the Rev. Bryan Kuchar when the man was a child...
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Future of 'Top Gear' uncertain after host suspended
(Entertainment ~ 03/12/15)
LONDON -- An off-set altercation has imperiled car show "Top Gear" one of the BBC's most lucrative productions. BBC News said Wednesday the broadcaster has postponed the three remaining episodes after suspending host Jeremy Clarkson over a reported "fracas" with a producer...
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Out of the past: March 12
(Out of the Past ~ 03/12/15)
Cottonwood Residential Treatment Center's first director, Ken Callis, is resigning that position to re-enter private psychological practice; Callis says voluntary support of the center and its residents has been overwhelming since Cottonwood opened in 1987...
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Black Hawk chopper goes down with 11 aboard
(National News ~ 03/12/15)
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Searchers struggled Wednesday to find the seven Marines and four soldiers killed when a helicopter crashed, hampered by the same fog that plagued a nighttime training mission. A second helicopter turned back safely shortly before the wreck, which left debris washing ashore along the Florida coast, officials said...
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Scott City police report 3/12/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/12/15)
The Scott City Police Department responded to the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. n Jeffrey Mirgeaux, 54, of Scott City was arrested on a failure to appear warrant on original charges of driving while revoked. n Rose Rhodes, 41, of Scott City was arrested on a failure to appear warrant for original charges of driving while revoked or suspended, failure to display plates on a motor vehicle and failure to show financial responsibility...
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Jackson fire report 3/12/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/12/15)
* Mutual aid on Highway 72. n Citizen assist on Morgan Street. n Emergency medical service on South Hope Street. n Citizen assist on North Russell Street. n Emergency medical service on Oak Street, South Shawnee Boulevard and South Hope Street. n Vehice fire on South Shawnee Boulevard...
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Jackson police report 3/12/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/12/15)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. n Mary S. Mylonas, 34, of Jackson was issued a summons for failure to register a motor vehicle. n John N. Swofford, 32, of Caruthersville, Missouri, was issued a summons for property damage...
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Cape Girardeau police report 3/12/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/12/15)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. n David J. Ross, 20, 1411 N. Main St., was arrested on suspicion of stealing at 2136 William St., and was arrested on a Cape Girardeau warrant for failure to appear for possession of drug paraphernalia...
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Rosalee Oberndorfer
(Obituary ~ 03/12/15)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Rosalee "Cattoor" Oberndorfer, 90, of Perryville died Monday, March 9, 2015, at Independence Care Center of Perry County in Perryville. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday and from 6:30 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. A Catholic wake will be at 6:30 p.m. Friday...
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Jerry Lunsford
(Obituary ~ 03/12/15)
Jerry Lunsford, 64, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2015, at Sells Rest Home in Matthews, Missouri. His mother, Geraldine Lunsford-Laramore, preceded him in death early that morning at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Jan. 5, 1951, in Anna, Illinois, to Ernest M. and Geraldine King Lunsford. He attended Jackson High School...
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Geraldine Laramore
(Obituary ~ 03/12/15)
Geraldine Laramore, 83, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. A son, Jerry Lunsford, who suffered an aneurysm in the early 1970s, passed away in the early afternoon that day at Sells Nursing Home in Matthews, Missouri...
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Kelly Grantham
(Obituary ~ 03/12/15)
Kelly T. Grantham, 90, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2015, at his home. He was born Nov. 6, 1924, in Yount, Missouri, son of Thomas E. and Eva L. Yamnitz Grantham. He and Virginia L. Seabaugh were married June 24, 1949, in Bell City, Missouri. They were married 62 years when she passed away March 1, 2012...
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Raymond Fiehler
(Obituary ~ 03/12/15)
Ray Fiehler, 83, of St. Louis died Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015. Ray was born Jan 9, 1932, in Wittenburg, Missouri, to the late George and Oneida Mangels Fiehler. Fiehler graduated Perryville (Missouri) High School and then entered the Navy. Once his service was completed with the Navy, Fiehler attended Rolla School of Mines and graduated with a BS in mechanical engineering, which he practiced throughout his career. ...
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Nancy East
(Obituary ~ 03/12/15)
Nancy A. East, 82, of Cape Girardeau departed this world peacefully Tuesday, March 10, 2015, at Southeast Hospital, surrounded by her family. She was born Jan. 2, 1933, in St. Louis to Carson and Agnes Rehak Ligon. She and William F. "Bill" East were married May 17, 1952, in Cape Girardeau. He preceded her in death May 16, 2011...
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William Dennis
(Obituary ~ 03/12/15)
ST. CHARLES, Mo. -- William R. Dennis Sr., 66, of St. Charles died Saturday, March 7, 2015. Bill was the former mayor of Dellwood, Missouri, and retired from Boeing. He proudly served his country as a sergeant in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War...
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Jackson School Board OKs bid for stadium drainage project
(Local News ~ 03/12/15)
The Jackson School Board on Tuesday approved a $58,872 bid for a storm drainage system at the Jackson High School stadium. Superintendent Ron Anderson said standing water at the stadium needs to be drained. The school also is working to improve handicap accessibility...
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GOP women will host police chief, sheriff
(Local News ~ 03/12/15)
The Cape Girardeau Republican Women's Club will host two local law enforcement officials at noon Friday at Dexter Bar-B-Que, 236 Broadview St. in Cape Girardeau. Cape Girardeau police chief Wes Blair and Cape Girardeau County sheriff John Jordan will be speaking on various topics relating to the community...
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Fed approves dividend, buyback plans for U.S. banks
(National News ~ 03/12/15)
WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve gave the green light Wednesday to major U.S. banks to raise dividends and buy back shares, deeming they have a sturdy enough financial foundation to withstand a major economic downturn. But the Fed gave Bank of America only conditional approval because of what were seen as weaknesses in its plans dealing with risks and possible losses...
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Pagliai's closed temporarily in downtown Cape
(Local News ~ 03/12/15)
Pagliai's Pizza & Pasta, one of Cape Girardeau's favorite eateries at 1129 Broadway, is closed for a few days this week to undergo renovations. The restaurant's owner, Ron Bohnert, said it will reopen at 4 p.m. Thursday. Crews were replacing floors on Wednesday...
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Missing teen home, safe and sound
(Local News ~ 03/12/15)
A New Madrid teenager is safely home following a search after she was reported missing. Late Tuesday night, the Facebook page of the New Madrid County Sheriff's Department reported Brianna Adams, 15, had returned home. "Sheriff [Terry] Stevens would like to thank everyone for their help in sharing our post and getting the word out," the Facebook post stated. "Thanks to our followers, the original post reached about 91,000 people in about 24 hours."...
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Two Sikeston shootings could be related, cops say
(Local News ~ 03/12/15)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- A nonfatal shooting during the weekend and shots fired Monday morning may be connected, according to the Sikeston Department of Public Safety. A Sikeston public safety officer responded to the intersection of Lora and Branum at 2:46 a.m. Saturday after hearing gunfire, said Capt. Jim McMillen, public information officer...
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Advance boys basketball team set to face top-ranked Meadville
(High School Sports ~ 03/12/15)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- For as much as the Advance boys basketball team has relied on its outside shooting this postseason, Hornets' coach Bubba Wheetley said his team will have to rely on its defense and press against its toughest competition yet. Advance, now in its second season under Wheetley, will be joined by Meadville, Leeton and Winston in the Class 1 final four today in Columbia, Missouri...
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Rams reacquire Keenum from Texans
(Professional Sports ~ 03/12/15)
ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Rams have reacquired quarterback Case Keenum from the Houston Texans, giving them a potential backup behind Nick Foles. The Rams also agreed to terms Wednesday with tight end Lance Kendricks, an unrestricted free agent. St. Louis sent a seventh-round pick in 2016 to Houston for Keenum, who earned his first two NFL wins to end last season. Keenum was on St. Louis' practice squad much of last season...
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Gonzales, Cardinals topple Braves 6-2
(Professional Sports ~ 03/12/15)
KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- Left-hander Marco Gonzales strengthened his bid for a spot in the St. Louis rotation by allowing one hit over four scoreless innings in the Cardinals' 6-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday. Gonzales, who didn't give up a run over two innings in his first spring start, struck out three and walked one. The only hit off the 23-year-old was a two-out double by first baseman Freddie Freeman in the first inning...
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Southeast Missouri State softball team drops pair vs. nationally-ranked Tigers
(College Sports ~ 03/12/15)
The Southeast Missouri State softball team was swept by nationally-ranked Missouri in a doubleheader on Wednesday at University Field in Columbia, Missouri. The Redhawks lost 2-1 in the opener in 10-1 in five innings in the nightcap. Southeast took a 1-0 lead in the first inning of Game 1 on an RBI single by Lindsey Patterson and held that lead until the bottom of the seventh...
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South Carolina holds off Missouri men's basketball team 63-54 at SEC tournament
(College Sports ~ 03/12/15)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Sindarius Thornwell scored 18 points and tied his career-high with four 3-pointers as South Carolina beat Missouri 63-54 Wednesday night in the Southeastern Conference tournament. The 11th-seeded Gamecocks (16-15) have won three of their last four, and this gives them their best season since winning 21 in 2008-09. They will play sixth-seeded Mississippi on Thursday night...
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Kirkwood ends Jackson girls basketball team's season in state sectional
(High School Sports ~ 03/12/15)
HILLSBORO, Mo. -- When the members of the Jackson girls basketball team stepped onto the court for their Class 5 state sectional game against Kirkwood on Wednesday night at Jefferson College, their nervousness was obvious. The uneasiness of the Indians led to a couple of missed layups in the first minute of action and five turnovers as they only scored two points in the opening quarter...
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Missouri lawmakers OK scholarship ban for some immigrants
(State News ~ 03/12/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri bill to prevent the state's A+ Scholarship from going to student immigrants living illegally in the U.S. has won initial Senate approval. Senators approved the legislation in a voice vote Wednesday, hours after similar legislation passed the House...
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Trailer with tons of mozzarella stolen
(National News ~ 03/12/15)
SUMMERFIELD, Fla. -- Thieves made off with a refrigerated tractor-trailer filled with $85,000 worth of shredded mozzarella cheese bound for a Hungry Howies Pizza distribution center in central Florida. The driver and his girlfriend left the trailer at a truck stop Saturday while having a mechanic check the truck. Sheriff's officials say the woman reported the truck missing Sunday. Deputies say a hauler also was reported missing from the lot Saturday, presumably to take the trailer...
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Southeast Missourian Athlete of the Week: Advance's Preston Wuebker
(High School Sports ~ 03/12/15)
Advance's Preston Wuebker hit two game-winning shots last week for the Hornets, who will compete in the Class 1 final four today at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Missouri. Wuebker netted a go-ahead 3-pointer inside the final minute to lead Advance to a victory over Gideon in a Class 1 sectional last Tuesday and scored the game-winning bucket to send the Hornets past state-ranked South Iron in a state quarterfinal on Saturday...
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Close air support
(Column ~ 03/12/15)
When enemy fighters are engaged by U.S. ground forces, they often resort to a time tested strategy to deny the U.S. forces full use of their arsenal. At least since Vietnam, enemy forces have known that close combat means the U.S. troops are in danger from some of their own weapons, and that danger will make the U.S. force reluctant to employ those weapons...
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Prayer 3/12/14
(Prayer ~ 03/12/15)
Lord Jesus, we give you praise for through you, our Savior, we have victory. Amen.
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Scott County Central boys pay tribute to longtime fans before semifinal
(High School Sports ~ 03/12/15)
The Scott County Central Braves weren't just playing for themselves in a Class 2 semifinal against Crane on Saturday afternoon. During pregame warm-ups, the Braves wore black shirts with a big orange heart in the middle.
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