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Ride of the Week: 1968 Oldsmobile Cutlass S
(Submitted Story ~ 04/22/15)
Make and model: 1968 Oldsmobile Cutlass S Owner(s): Rick and Darlene Vandeven Owner's hometown: Chaffee Third owner. 66,000 original miles. Stock Olds 350 engine and two-speed Jetaway automatic transmission. PS/PB. Front brakes upgraded to discs. Super Stock II wheels. Dual mirrors. First year for popular semi-fastback GM A-body...
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Poplar Bluff councilman won't resign amid nepotism charge
(Local News ~ 04/22/15)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Poplar Bluff Councilman Jack Rushin said Monday evening he feels he did not act inappropriately by voting to name a relative to a city committee, but he has no immediate plans to resign. The matter could go before the county prosecuting attorney or the Missouri attorney general's office...
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Southeast professor given Governor's Award
(Local News ~ 04/22/15)
Kenneth Stilson, professor of acting, directing and musical theater and chairman of the Department of Theatre & Dance at Southeast Missouri State University, was honored with the Governor's Award for Excellence in Education this month at Lincoln University in Jefferson City...
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Major Case Squad gets new evidence-collection trailer
(Local News ~ 04/22/15)
The Cape Girardeau/Bollinger County Major Case Squad has a new major vehicle at its disposal. The squad recently was able to buy a mobile evidence trailer that can be taken to crime scenes and used for evidence collection and processing. "It is mostly for any type of homicide that the Major Case Squad would be activated for," Cape Girardeau assistant police chief Mark Majoros said...
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Library seeks to bring attention to potential state budget cuts
(Local News ~ 04/22/15)
The Riverside Regional Library hosted folk duo Byrd and Street for a "Save Missouri Libraries Concert" to raise awareness about ongoing state-level funding cuts Tuesday night at the Jackson branch. Library director Jeff Trinkle organized the event in the hope it may inspire area residents to get involved in supporting the six branches of the Riverside Regional Library...
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Cape, Jackson strive to improve services online
(Local News ~ 04/22/15)
In an increasingly online world, city governments spend a considerable amount of time working to find their place in it. The public demands better, faster and more services than ever before, and local municipalities are tapping into that demand in an effort to rise to the challenge...
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Missouri House sends unemployment benefit cuts to governor
(State News ~ 04/22/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri House sent a top business priority for Republicans to Gov. Jay Nixon's desk Tuesday, but the measure doesn't have enough votes to override a potential veto. Unemployment benefits would be cut to as low as 13 weeks from the current 20 weeks, linking the amount of weeks given to the statewide average employment rate...
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Upstart Notre Dame boys volleyball team gets tough test vs. Vianney
(High School Sports ~ 04/22/15)
Perhaps the biggest challenge facing an upstart program is it has to start somewhere, even if it means going up against the best. In only its second year as a program, the Notre Dame boys volleyball team measured itself against the best Tuesday when it hosted Class 4 powerhouse Vianney...
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New Inducted into Phi Eta Sigma
(Submitted Story ~ 04/22/15)
Lexi New, freshman at Southeast Missouri State University, was recently inducted into Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society. Phi Eta Sigma is a national scholastic honor society for first-year college students. There are over 365 chapters throughout the United States with more than 975,000 inducted members...
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Mother Earth Gives Back
(Submitted Photo ~ 04/22/15)
Today on Earth Day, Mother Earth gave us a reward of a sundog (halo around the sun). It was huge and had the colors of a rainbow!! Sundogs are created from ice crystals in the upper atmosphere. It lasted for at least 3 hours!! Loved it!!
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Local law enforcement honored during program
(Local News ~ 04/22/15)
Cape Girardeau residents, local elected officials and others gathered on a rainy night to thank local law enforcement. A program planned by the Cape Girardeau Friends of Public Safety was presented Tuesday night at the Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 04/22/15)
Today is Wednesday, April 22, the 112th day of 2015. There are 253 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 22, 1915, the first full-scale use of deadly chemicals in warfare took place as German forces unleashed chlorine gas against Allied troops at the start of the Second Battle of Ypres in Belgium during World War I; thousands of soldiers are believed to have died...
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Comic Con shatters attendance record
(Editorial ~ 04/22/15)
What on earth -- or any other planet, for that matter -- could be more fun than dressing up as a favorite superhero? Or ogling those carefully constructed alter egos while celebrating superhuman strength? Not much, if attendance at last weekend's 10th Annual Cape Comic Con is any indication. The event, attended by extraterrestrials and mere mortals alike, was held at the Osage Centre in Cape Girardeau and attracted 2,700 visitors, said Ken Murphy, who founded the annual event in 2005...
- Prayer 4-22-15 (Prayer ~ 04/22/15)
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Environmentalists' shower power
(Column ~ 04/22/15)
The Environmental Protection Agency strikes fear in the hearts of most Americans because of the substantial regulatory power it wields. The current administration has used the EPA as a tool to make an end run around Congress and implement much of the liberal utopian dream of a green society regardless of the cost or impact of those regulations...
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Obama's unconstitutional EPA mandates
(Column ~ 04/22/15)
President Obama spent a lot of time talking this past year about his "climate change agenda." Turns out, he couldn't get it through Congress, even before the Republicans' epic gains last November. But as with immigration, health care, and too much else, the inability to get democratic approval hasn't stopped the president. Now he and the EPA have announced a comprehensive climate change plan, not in the form of democratically adopted law, but in the guise of executive regulations...
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USPS increasingly profitable
(Column ~ 04/22/15)
There's a lot of misleading "conventional wisdom" about U.S. Postal Service finances. Unfortunately, some of it was included in your otherwise excellent story about the proposed ending of mail processing at the USPS facility in Cape Girardeau. The story attributed Postal Service financial challenges to an infrastructure "deemed too large" (without attribution) and declining letter volume...
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Cops: Driver cruised for miles with man on hood after fight
(National News ~ 04/22/15)
Cops: Driver cruised for miles with man on hood after fight PITTSBURGH -- State police say a Pittsburgh man drove several miles through seven communities with another man clinging to the hood of his vehicle after an argument. The driver, 46-year-old Dwayne Harvard, was charged with aggravated assault and other crimes after the Sunday night incident. He told local television reporters he was just defending himself and called 911 while driving with the man still hanging on...
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Firefighters rescue duck stuck in Louisiana fireplace
(National News ~ 04/22/15)
Firefighters rescue duck stuck in Louisiana fireplace SLIDELL, La. -- Firefighters in Louisiana have rescued a duck lodged in a fireplace. WVUE-TV reports firefighters in St. Tammany Parish responded to an unusual call Sunday from a home in Slidell outside New Orleans. ...
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Tutu Tuesday brings smiles to Florida children's hospital
(National News ~ 04/22/15)
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. -- One morning last summer, Tony Smith slipped a multicolor tutu over his scrubs in the pre-op ward of a South Florida hospital to grant the wish of a young patient heading to surgery. A photo of the tutu-clad Smith quickly became a hit online, and within weeks, Tutu Tuesday was born at Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital...
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10 listeria illnesses now linked to Blue Bell foods
(National News ~ 04/22/15)
HOUSTON -- Texas-based Blue Bell Creameries has recalled all of its products after two samples of chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream tested positive for listeria, a potentially deadly bacteria. Federal health officials say they're aware of 10 listeria illnesses linked to ice cream and other products made by the company over the last five years, including three deaths...
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Jeb Bush prepares to give traditional campaign a makeover
(National News ~ 04/22/15)
DES MOINES, Iowa -- The traditional presidential campaign may be getting a makeover in Jeb Bush's bid for the White House as he prepares to turn some of a campaign's central functions over to a separate political organization that can raise unlimited amounts of money...
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Jury in Boston Marathon trial sees photo of defiant Tsarnaev
(National News ~ 04/22/15)
BOSTON -- First, the jury was shown large, vibrant pictures of the four people killed in the Boston Marathon bombing and its aftermath. Then prosecutors pulled out the photo they saved for last: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev giving the finger to the security camera in his jail cell...
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Public hearing set for today on building code updates
(Local News ~ 04/22/15)
The Board of Appeals and Development Services Department of the city of Cape Girardeau will hold a public hearing at 3:30 p.m. today at city council chambers, 401 Independence St., to get input from residents on updating building codes. Items to be reviewed include:...
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Pope accepts resignation of bishop who didn't report abuse
(National News ~ 04/22/15)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Pope Francis accepted the resignation Tuesday of a U.S. bishop who was convicted of failing to report a suspected child abuser, answering calls by victims to take action against bishops who cover up for pedophile priests. Bishop Robert Finn, who led the Diocese of Kansas City-St Joseph in Missouri for nearly 10 years, resigned under canon law that allows bishops to resign early for illness or some "grave" reason that makes them unfit for office. ...
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DEA chief to retire amid pressure over agents' sex scandal
(National News ~ 04/22/15)
WASHINGTON -- The embattled head of the Drug Enforcement Administration said Tuesday she plans to retire after three decades with the agency, an announcement that came amid pressure for her resignation from members of Congress who questioned her handling of misconduct allegations against agents...
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Justice Department opens probe of Baltimore police
(National News ~ 04/22/15)
BALTIMORE -- The Justice Department said Tuesday it has opened a civil-rights investigation into the death of Freddie Gray, a black man who suffered a fatal spinal-cord injury under mysterious circumstances after he was handcuffed and put in the back of a police van...
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Hubble space telescope marks 25th anniversary in orbit
(National News ~ 04/22/15)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- One of NASA's crowning glories, the Hubble Space Telescope, marks its 25th anniversary this week. With 1 million-plus observations, including those of some of the farthest and oldest galaxies beheld by humanity, no manmade satellite has touched as many minds or hearts as Hubble...
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Flee or return: Ramadi residents face a tough choice
(International News ~ 04/22/15)
ON THE BZEBIZ BRIDGE, Iraq -- In the two weeks since militants from the Islamic State group overran central Ramadi, thousands of people have streamed out of the city, fleeing the brutal clashes between the extremists and Iraqi security forces. With the announcement late Monday the Iraqi military had retaken key areas in and around the city, the tide has shifted: Thousands are turning around and heading back toward Ramadi, turning a rickety, makeshift bridge over the Euphrates River into a scene of chaos and clogged traffic.. ...
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Encore! TV plans revival of 'Full House'
(Entertainment ~ 04/22/15)
NEW YORK -- As TV networks plunder the recycling bin for old shows to revive, "Full House" must have been the final scrap at the bottom of the barrel. Or so it would seem to those gobsmacked by news Netflix is resuscitating the 1987-1995 ABC sitcom -- which, even for fans, is tenderly remembered as ephemeral fluff -- for 13 new episodes revisiting the Tanners of San Francisco and retitled "Fuller House."...
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Auschwitz guard goes on trial, says he shares moral guilt
(International News ~ 04/22/15)
LUENEBURG, Germany -- Former SS Sgt. Oskar Groening told a German court Tuesday he helped keep watch as thousands of Jews were led from cattle cars directly to the gas chambers at the Auschwitz death camp where he served as a guard. The 93-year-old, charged with 300,000 counts of accessory to murder, said as his trial opened he witnessed individual atrocities, but did not acknowledge participating in any crimes...
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Court sentences ousted Egypt president to 20 years in prison
(International News ~ 04/22/15)
CAIRO -- Egypt's ousted Islamist president, Mohammed Morsi, was convicted of using force against protesters and sentenced to 20 years in prison on Tuesday, the first verdict against him since he was removed by the military nearly two years ago. The case was the latest in a series of mass trials on charges against Morsi and other members of his Muslim Brotherhood, which Egypt's government has vowed to crush, branding it a terrorist organization...
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Same-sex marriage opponents urge Supreme Court to go slowly
(National News ~ 04/22/15)
WASHINGTON -- Same-sex marriage opponents acknowledge they face a tough task in trying to persuade the Supreme Court to allow states to limit marriage to a man and a woman. But they are urging the court to resist embracing what they see as a radical change in society's view of what constitutes a marriage, especially without more information about how same-sex marriage affects children who are raised by two fathers or two mothers...
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Obama attorney general nominee heads for vote after 5 months
(National News ~ 04/22/15)
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's long-stalled nominee for attorney general, federal prosecutor Loretta Lynch, is on her way to a confirmation vote after senators extricated themselves Tuesday from a partisan dispute over abortion that had stood in her way...
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Smuggler's mistake turned rescue into tragedy
(International News ~ 04/22/15)
CATANIA, Sicily -- Rescue seemed so close at hand. A ship with experience plucking migrants from unseaworthy smuggler's boats had arrived soon after the distress call went out. But then the fishing trawler's navigator made a maneuver that would seal the fate of the 850 people crammed inside: Instead of easing up alongside the merchant ship, he rammed it...
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LED lighting to be added to Jackson Civic Center
(Local News ~ 04/22/15)
As the Jackson Civic Center continues to take shape, builders have begun considering ways to maximize the quality of the building. To that end, the Jackson board of aldermen approved a change order for the project for the installation of upgraded LED lighting in the gymnasium/FEMA safe room...
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Missouri House endorses legalizing growth of industrial hemp
(State News ~ 04/22/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri would regulate and license the growing of industrial hemp as a raw material for manufacturing under a measure supporters say is an economic development measure. The Missouri House gave initial approval Tuesday to a bill that would legalize the cultivation of hemp, which contains very low levels of the psychoactive chemical tetrahydrocannabinol in marijuana...
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Officials seek long sentence for ex-CIA officer in leak case
(State News ~ 04/22/15)
McLEAN, Va. -- A former CIA officer convicted of leaking classified details of an operation to derail Iran's nuclear ambitions would spend 20 years in prison if a judge follows federal sentencing guidelines. Jeffrey Sterling, who lives in O'Fallon, Missouri, and grew up in Cape Girardeau, will be sentenced next month in Alexandria following his conviction in January. ...
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Lawsuit claims ex-Pine Lawn mayor falsely arrested
(State News ~ 04/22/15)
ST. LOUIS -- An 80-year-old former mayor of the St. Louis County town of Pine Lawn alleges in a lawsuit he was repeatedly falsely arrested as part of a smear campaign orchestrated by his successor. The American Civil Liberties Union filed the federal lawsuit Tuesday at the request of the NAACP and on behalf of Adrian Wright. ...
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Coroner's jury says son who killed father was justified
(Local News ~ 04/22/15)
VAN BUREN, Mo. -- A coroner's jury ruled Monday afternoon a son acted in defense of his mother when he fatally shot his father after a domestic dispute at their home near Eastwood, Missouri, in February. The four-man, two-woman jury heard more than an hour of testimony from six witnesses before beginning its deliberations about 2:25 p.m. The jury returned fewer than 15 minutes later, and its foreman reported to Carter County Coroner Erik McSpadden: "We believe (Marcus Cornman) was justified."...
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Out of the past: April 22
(Out of the Past ~ 04/22/15)
The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Johnston of Cape Girardeau are retiring this spring after 40 years of service to United Methodist churches throughout Missouri; the Johnstons, who have resided in Cape Girardeau since June 1984, will be honored at a program and reception April 29 at Centenary United Methodist Church...
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Births 4/22/15
(Births ~ 04/22/15)
Daughter to Travis Dustin and Dena Renee Bollinger of Oran, Missouri, Southeast Hospital, 7:26 a.m. Wednesday, April 8, 2015. Name, Kathryn Jean. Weight, 6 pounds, 3 ounces. Second daughter. Mrs. Bollinger is the former Dena Simpson, daughter of Betty and Steve Wilhite of Morley, Missouri. She is employed by the state of Missouri. Bollinger is the son of Perry and Jeannie Bollinger of Oran. He is employed by Nestle...
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Area panel to hear about effect of possible ozone rules
(Local News ~ 04/22/15)
A regional environmental quality committee plans to learn more this week about possible implications if new ground-level ozone standards take effect. The committee will meet at 11 a.m. Friday at the American Legion Hall in Perryville, Missouri. The meeting is open to the public...
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Speak Out 4/22/15
(Speak Out ~ 04/22/15)
I don't understand why U.S. Senate Republicans are holding up the vote for a new U.S. Attorney General. I thought they would want to confirm Loretta Lynch ASAP because of their dislike of Eric Holder. Yes, do you want a female to be president that talks to the dead? Remember when Hillary and Bill Clinton were in the White House, she said she talked to Eleanor Roosevelt for three hours. Eleanor Roosevelt has been dead for years...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 4/22/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/22/15)
* Medical assist calls were made to: Brenda Kay Court at 9:08 a.m.; Woodbine Place at 10:06 a.m.; North Cape Rock Drive at 11:17 a.m.; South Lorimier Street at 12:16 p.m.; South West End Boulevard at 5 p.m.; Jefferson Avenue at 6 p.m.; and South Silver Springs Road at 7:45 p.m...
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Cape Girardeau police report 4/22/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/22/15)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. n Austin C. Broughton, 24, of New Madrid, Missouri, was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and driving the wrong direction at North Water and Independence streets...
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Lorene Woodson
(Obituary ~ 04/22/15)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Lorene Woodson, 79, of Tamms died Friday, April 17, 2015, at Jonesboro Rehab in Jonesboro, Illinois. Friends may call from 11 a.m. until service time Saturday at St. John Missionary Baptist Church in Mounds, Illinois. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the church, with the Rev. Dr. J.L. Posey officiating. Burial will be at 12:30 p.m. Monday in Mound City National Cemetery...
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Tilmon Williams
(Obituary ~ 04/22/15)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Tilmon Williams, 78, of Mounds died Tuesday, April 14, 2015, at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale, Illinois. Friends may call from noon until service time Saturday at Massie Funeral Home in Mounds. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with Larry Lee Sr. officiating. Interment will be in Spencer Heights Memorial Park in Mounds...
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Betty Upchurch
(Obituary ~ 04/22/15)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Betty Loraine Upchurch, 87, of Marble Hill passed away Monday, April 20, 2015, at Woodland Hills Nursing Home. She was born March 16, 1928, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of the Rev. Robert and Mary Hanners Cook. She and Medford Upchurch were married Dec. 29, 1946. He passed away Aug. 8, 2004...
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Myrtle Stephens
(Obituary ~ 04/22/15)
Myrtle Ann Stephens, 65, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, April 17, 2015, at her home. She was born Feb. 5, 1950, in Fornfelt (Scott City), to Carl Clore and Effie Mae Morris Pedigo. She and Edward T. "Eddie" Stephens were married Jan. 1, 1994, in East Cape Girardeau, Illinois. He preceded her in death Dec. 25, 2007...
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Thelma Schade
(Obituary ~ 04/22/15)
Thelma Sue Schade, 71, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, April 20, 2015, at Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 1, 1944, in Covington, Tennessee, to Robert Lester and Ruby Mae Delashmit Allbritton. Thelma moved to Missouri in 1954 and has lived in Cape Girardeau since 1992. She was employed as a certified medical technician at Charleston Manor and later at Cape LaCroix Nursing Home until she retired in 1987...
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David Rouse
(Obituary ~ 04/22/15)
David Paul Rouse, 64, of Jackson died Saturday, April 18, 2015, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center in Cape Girardeau. Dave joined his parents and friends in heaven. He was born Oct. 8, 1950, in Bonne Terre, Missouri, to George Franklin and Theresa Lynn Kaase Rouse. He graduated from Jackson High School in 1969...
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Thomas Masters
(Obituary ~ 04/22/15)
Thomas F. "Tom" Masters, 58, of Jackson passed away Sunday, April 19, 2015, at his home. He was born Nov. 11, 1956, to Ora F. and Zerma A. Ahrens Masters, at the old Saint Francis Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Survivors include his parents of Gordonville; a brother, Terry W. Masters of Jackson; and a sister, Kathryn S. Peters of Burfordville...
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Joe Lee
(Obituary ~ 04/22/15)
Joseph Sidney "Joe" Lee, 66, of Scott City died Monday, April 20, 2015, at his home. He was born May 30, 1948, in Cape Girardeau, to Dr. Albert E. and Jewell Roena Hall Lee. He married Brenda Joyce Hoffman on Nov. 23, 1968. She survives. Joe was an X-ray technician at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau...
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Mary Joiner
(Obituary ~ 04/22/15)
Mary M. Joiner, 72, of Cape Girardeau passed away Sunday, April 19, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born Aug. 29, 1942, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Omer and Mae Grieb Niswonger. She and Larry D. Joiner were married Nov. 22, 1958, in Cape Girardeau...
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Bob Brayfield
(Obituary ~ 04/22/15)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Bob O. Brayfield, 68, of Perryville died Monday, April 20, 2015, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be at 7 p.m. Friday at Miller Family Funeral Home in Perryville. Burial will be in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery...
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James Bell
(Obituary ~ 04/22/15)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- James L. Bell, 93, of Sikeston, formerly of Chaffee, Missouri, died Tuesday, April 21, 2015, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. He was a sergeant in the United States Army and served in World War II. Friends may call from 10 a.m. until time of service Thursday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Oran, Missouri...
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Salukis end Southeast Missouri State baseball team's five-game win streak
(College Sports ~ 04/22/15)
Southern Illinois freshman pitcher Colin Holderman dealt the Southeast Missouri State baseball team its first loss in 10 days with five scoreless innings on the mound at Itchy Jones Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois. The Ohio Valley Conference-leading Redhawks recorded just four hits, and had just one off Holderman, in the 6-2 non-conference loss to the Salukis on Tuesday night, which snapped a five-game winning streak...
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High school roundup: Jackson baseball team stops Dexter in conference
(High School Sports ~ 04/22/15)
All scores were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Tuesday.
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Porter helps Wizards to 2-0 series lead with 15 points
(Professional Sports ~ 04/22/15)
TORONTO -- John Wall had 26 points and 17 assists, Bradley Beal scored 28 points and the Washington Wizards beat the Toronto Raptors 117-106 on Tuesday night to take a 2-0 lead in their first-round playoff series. Marcin Gortat scored 16 points, Otto Porter had 15 and Paul Pierce added 10 for the Wizards, who host Game 3 on Friday night...
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Cardinals lose to Nationals on walk-off HR in 10th inning
(Professional Sports ~ 04/22/15)
WASHINGTON -- Heading toward a throng of excited Washington Nationals teammates after his first game-ending homer in four years, Yunel Escobar jumped head-first toward the plate. "He's got life to him. Teammates love him here," Nationals pitcher Gio Gonzalez said afterward. "He's just a different ballplayer."...
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