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Area farmers concerned about government regulations, Rep. Smith says
(Local News ~ 08/31/15)
Government regulations and keeping the next generation interested in agriculture were two of the most discussed topics when U.S. Rep. Jason Smith visited a beef cattle farm just outside of Jackson on Monday. Paul "Butch" Meier of Butch's Angus is a fourth-generation farmer who said he hopes his sons and grandchildren carry the farm through the next few generations...
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Central choir alumni to reunite for October performances
(Local News ~ 08/31/15)
Graduates of Cape Girardeau Central High School are organizing the school's first choir alumni reunion and concert, where they will sing the national anthem and alma mater at the homecoming football game, as well as perform a public concert at Kinder Performance Hall...
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Cape roller derby adding men to its team next year
(Local News ~ 08/31/15)
Cape Girardeau's roller derby team will look a little different in 2016. The Cape Girardeau Roller Girls recently announced it will begin recruiting men for competition. To reflect the transition, the team also decided change its name to a more inclusive one: Cape Girardeau Roller Derby...
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Amnesty for delinquent Missouri taxpayers begins Tuesday
(State News ~ 08/31/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Hundreds of thousands of delinquent Missouri taxpayers will get the chance to pay back taxes without penalties or interest as part of a temporary amnesty program that's expected to bring in about $75 million. The program, which begins Tuesday and runs through Nov. 30, has the potential to be one of the most high-impact measures passed by lawmakers in the most recent session...
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Business notebook: Facebook hits milestone of 1 billion served
(Business ~ 08/31/15)
One billion people logged in to Facebook on Aug. 24 -- the first time that has happened in a single day. That's right, 1 billion people, or one-seventh of the Earth's population, the Associated Press reported. It was a big, symbolic milestone for the world's biggest online social network, which boasts nearly 1.5 billion users who log in at least once a month. CEO Mark Zuckerberg marked the occasion with a Facebook post...
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SEMO football preview: Establishing traditions important but challenging for Matukewicz
(College Sports ~ 08/31/15)
"We're trying to create traditions that we can celebrate, look forward to when guys come back and they talk about those type of traditions," Matukewicz said.
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Garden and Falls
(Submitted Photo ~ 08/31/15)
Flower gardens on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls, with the American Falls in the background.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 08/31/15)
Today is Monday, August 31, the 243rd day of 2015. There are 122 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On August 31, 1965, the U.S. House of Representatives joined the Senate in voting to establish the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development...
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Family seeks answers in East St. Louis strip club killing
(State News ~ 08/31/15)
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. -- In the nearly six years since a Southern Illinois man died in an East St. Louis strip club parking lot after being run over by a bouncer's pickup truck, court hearings for a reckless homicide charge have been postponed 16 times and the case is on its sixth judge -- one of whom is in federal prison...
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Vivian Fiehler
(Obituary ~ 08/31/15)
FROHNA, Mo. -- Vivian M. Fiehler, 84, of Frohna died Aug. 29, 2015, at Independence Care Center of Perry County in Perryville, Missouri. She was born June 15, 1931, in Pocahontas to Hugo E. and Anita S. (Boehme) Petzoldt. She and Howard Fiehler were married Dec. 9, 1951. He survives in Perryville...
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Ozark car dealers found guilty in meth distribution ring
(State News ~ 08/31/15)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Two southwest Missouri car dealers have been convicted in a scheme to launder drug money for a man with a criminal past. Jurors deliberated for nearly four hours before finding Philip Delgrosso, 64, and Jeffrey Cain, 40, guilty Friday of federal charges that included conspiracy to distribute meth...
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Edna Peetz
(Obituary ~ 08/31/15)
Edna Louise Peetz, 84, of Jackson slipped peacefully into heaven Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She had been suffering from kidney failure. One of five children, Edna was born Aug. 26, 1931, near Sikeston, Missouri, to Roy and Leona Greenlee. She married Norman R. Peetz on May 16, 1948, at Emmanuel United Church of Christ in Jackson. They enjoyed 36 years of marriage before Norman passed away Sept. 27, 1984, after a short bout with cancer...
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Births 8/31/15
(Births ~ 08/31/15)
Son to Justin Eli and Sarah Elizabeth Flowers of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 5:39 a.m. Friday, Aug. 21, 2015. Name, Aiden Tyler. Weight, 7 pounds, 10 ounces. Third child, first son. Mrs. Flowers is the former Sarah Riley, daughter of Donald Riley and Martha Riley, both of Cape Girardeau. She is employed by Care Center. Flowers is the son of Randy Flowers and Karen Fieser, both of Millersville. He is employed by Saint Francis Medical Center...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 8/31/15
(Local News ~ 08/31/15)
Cape Girardeau County Commission 1 Barton Square, Jackson 9 a.m. today Approval of minutes n Minutes of the Aug. 27 meeting Communications/reports -- other elected officials n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on agenda Routine business...
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Jackson police report 8/28/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/31/15)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department reported the following items. Summons n Landon H. Spain, 21, of Jackson was issued a summons for a stop-sign violation. Assault n An assault was reported in the 700 block of West Main Street. Thefts n Thefts were reported in the 1200 block of Redbud Street, the 800 block of Clark Street and the 400 block of Knox Street...
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Service pays tribute to slain TV reporter, cameraman
(National News ~ 08/31/15)
ROANOKE, Va. -- Community religious leaders gathered Sunday to remember 24-year-old reporter Alison Parker and 27-year-old cameraman Adam Ward, the two television journalists who were shot and killed while working last week. The interfaith service at the Jefferson Center in Roanoke was filled with somber prayers across several religions, along with music from the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra and others...
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Global warming carving changes into Alaska in fire, ice
(National News ~ 08/31/15)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Global warming is carving measurable changes into Alaska, and President Barack Obama is about to see it. Obama leaves today for a three-day visit to the 49th state in which he will speak at a State Department climate-change conference and become the first president to visit the Alaska Arctic. There, and in the sub-Arctic part of the state, he will see the damage caused by warming -- damage evident to scientists for years...
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Hundreds mourn slain 9-year-old Ferguson girl
(State News ~ 08/31/15)
ST. LOUIS -- Hundreds gathered to remember a 9-year-old girl who was killed when shots were fired into her Ferguson home as she did homework on her mother's bed. Sobs grew audible, and tissues were passed down the aisles as fourth-grade classmates of Jamyla Bolden sang in front of her casket Saturday. ...
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Police probe motive in deputy's killing
(National News ~ 08/31/15)
HOUSTON -- The man charged with capital murder in the fatal shooting of a uniformed suburban Houston sheriff's deputy had a criminal record going back a decade but never spent more than short stints in jail. Shannon J. Miles, whose criminal record includes convictions for resisting arrest and disorderly conduct with a firearm, was to be arraigned today in the shooting of Darren Goforth, a 10-year veteran of the Harris County Sheriff's Office. ...
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Advance mayor spends more time on streets than in office
(Local News ~ 08/31/15)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- During the five years Carl "Pete" Ritter has been mayor of Advance, he has spent little time in city hall. "I like to drive around and see what improvements need to be made in the city," the former educator and coach said. "I'm not one for sitting in an office."...
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China's leaders fan hostility toward Japan
(International News ~ 08/31/15)
BEIJING -- By administrative order, dramas about resisting the Japanese wartime enemy will fill Chinese TV channels this week as China celebrates -- including with a military parade -- the victory over Japan 70 years ago. Combined with pervasive patriotic education that goes to great lengths in detailing Japanese atrocities, the order on programming from Tuesday through Saturday ensures the Chinese public always remembers the country's past humiliation and the bitter but valiant efforts to resist the Japanese.. ...
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Police say Bangkok bombing suspect is not cooperating
(International News ~ 08/31/15)
BANGKOK -- Thai police said Sunday the man arrested in connection with Bangkok's deadly bombing was being uncooperative, possibly not telling the truth to interrogators and would remain in military custody at least seven days. The unnamed foreigner was arrested Saturday at an apartment on the outskirts of Bangkok where police seized bomb-making equipment and fake passports. ...
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Hikers behaving badly raises ire on Appalachian Trail
(National News ~ 08/31/15)
BAXTER STATE PARK, Maine -- When Jackson Spencer set out to tackle the Appalachian Trail, he anticipated the solitude wilderness can bring -- not a rolling, monthslong frat party. Shelters where he thought he could catch a good night's sleep while listening to the sounds of nature instead were filled with trash, graffiti and people who seemed more interested in partying all night, said Spencer, who finished the entire trail last month after 99 days...
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'Awakenings' author, neurologist Oliver Sacks dies at 82
(National News ~ 08/31/15)
NEW YORK -- There was the blind man who had the disastrous experience of regaining his sight. The surgeon who developed a sudden passion for music after being struck by lightning. And most famously, the man who mistook his wife for a hat. Those stories and many more, taking the reader to the distant ranges of human experience, came from the pen of Dr. Oliver Sacks...
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Out of the past: Aug. 31
(Out of the Past ~ 08/31/15)
Southeast Missouri State University will begin an on-campus recycling program Sept. 17 that will be phased in over a two-month period. An Alaska man, who claims police and President George Bush are out to kill him, leads law enforcement officers on a three-county, high-speed chase that starts in Cape Girardeau and ends at the Fredericktown, Missouri, Wal-Mart store; when it's all over, the 35-year-old man -- who also had stolen a vehicle belonging to Cape Girardeau lawyer John Cook after asking for a knife at a local Christian school -- is in custody.. ...
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MTV Video Music Award winners
(Entertainment ~ 08/31/15)
Here is a list of the winners of Sunday night's 2015 MTV Music Video Awards in Los Angeles: Video of the Year: Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar, "Bad Blood." Male Video: Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars, "Uptown Funk." Female Video: Taylor Swift, "Blank Space."...
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Rams accumulate penalties, losses in preseason
(Professional Sports ~ 08/31/15)
St. Louis has nearly twice as much penalty yardage as its opponents in going 0-3 in exhibition play.
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Cardinals conclude road trip with 7-5 win over Giants
(Professional Sports ~ 08/31/15)
St. Louis went 7-3 on its 10-game road trip.
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Taylor Swift wins Video of Year at MTV event
(Entertainment ~ 08/31/15)
Taylor Swift won video of the year, Miley Cyrus briefly flashed one of her breasts and Kanye West ranted at the MTV Video Music Awards. After Swift won the top prize for "Bad Blood," Cyrus was backstage speaking and hiding behind a curtain, but one of her breasts appeared onscreen before the camera cut away...
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Lawyer says former franchisee alerted Subway ad exec about Fogle
(Business ~ 08/31/15)
NEW YORK -- A former franchisee alerted an executive in charge of Subway's advertising in 2008 about her concerns about pitchman Jared Fogle, according to her lawyer. Cindy Mills exchanged phone numbers with Fogle after they met at an event, said Robert Beasley, a lawyer in Florida who represents Mills. After Fogle began talking about paying for sex with minors, the lawyer said Mills alerted a regional Subway contact in Florida where her stores were based...
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Fed official keeps open possibility of September interest hike
(Business ~ 08/31/15)
WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer left the door open Saturday for a Fed rate increase in September, saying the factors that have kept inflation below the central bank's target level have likely begun to fade. Fischer said there's "good reason to believe that inflation will move higher as the forces holding down inflation dissipate further." He said, for example, some effects of a stronger dollar and a plunge in oil prices -- key factors in holding down inflation -- already have started to diminish.. ...
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Ruling could ease way for unionizing at fast-food chains
(Business ~ 08/31/15)
NEW YORK -- It could be easier for unions to bargain for better pay and working conditions on behalf of millions of workers at McDonald's, Burger King and other fast-food chains after a National Labor Relations Board ruling Thursday. The ruling, which came from a case involving a waste management company and its staffing company, refines the board's standard for determining when parties can be identified as employers...
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Answers, lessons about China's effect on the markets
(Business ~ 08/31/15)
BEIJING -- With the Chinese stock market turmoil that incited global panic abated -- at least for now -- here are questions and answers about it, as well as lessons to learn: China's main stock index tumbled nearly 23 percent over five days before returning to positive territory Thursday and Friday...
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People on the move 8/31/2015
(Business ~ 08/31/15)
Sara Koppenaal has been hired as an additional assistant prosecuting attorney for Cape Girardeau County, prosecutor Christopher Limbaugh announced recently. Koppenaal is a 2007 Jackson High School alumna. She graduated Southeast Missouri State University cum laude in December 2010 with a bachelor's degree in political science. ...
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Southeast Missouri State soccer team loses its first game this season
(College Sports ~ 08/31/15)
Visiting Northern Colorado escaped with a 1-0 win despite being outshot.
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Suicide counseling network will expand services to Poplar Bluff
(Local News ~ 08/31/15)
Survivors of Loved Ones to Suicide Inc., a local not-for-profit counseling network, is expanding its support services to Poplar Bluff, Missouri. It already has run monthly meetings for people who have lost someone to suicide in Cape Girardeau and East Prairie, Missouri. Those groups have been meeting monthly for five years and usually consist of five to 10 members...
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A sweet time at the St. Mary Cathedral parish picnic
(Local News ~ 08/31/15)
Evelyn Hinkle enjoys cotton candy as Fiona Dotson gives her a push on the swing during the St. Mary Cathedral parish picnic Sunday in Cape Girardeau.
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SEMO football preview: Playing Rowdy a treat for Southeast Missouri State students
(College Sports ~ 08/31/15)
"The first thing: it's hot," he said. "The second thing is it's absolutely incredible. We have a great fanbase, and those who come out to the games are excited to see the football team, but next they're excited to see the mascot and be motivated."
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Obama renames Mount McKinley as Denali before Alaska trip
(National News ~ 08/31/15)
The Obama administration will change the name of North America's tallest mountain peak from Mount McKinley to Denali, the White House said Sunday, a major symbolic gesture to Alaska Natives on the eve of President Barack Obama's historic visit to Alaska...
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First drive in truck ends in flames
(National News ~ 08/31/15)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A man's first drive in his new pickup truck has ended in flames in the drive-through of a restaurant. Mikey McKnight said his truck started smoking while he was at the China Wok restaurant. The fire ripped through the vehicle, which he described as "a total loss." A tow truck hauled off the truck's shell after McKnight joked with emergency personnel who were in disbelief he had owned the vehicle for just 30 minutes. McKnight said he never did get the food he ordered...
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Community sports briefs 8/31/15
(Community Sports ~ 08/31/15)
Donna Wheeler and Joyce Kuntze claimed first place in the Women's Golf Association's Eclectic Golf Tournament last week at Cape Girardeau Country Club. Mary Ellen Bean and Kathy Morris placed second. Shirley Moore and Wendi Carns won A flight, with Sheryl Bollinger and Priscilla Kirby second. Beth Mapes and Catharine Weed finished first in B flight, while Mary Alice Regenhardt and Christy Neubert took second...
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Harley W. Rhyne
(Obituary ~ 08/31/15)
FRIEDHEIM -- Harley W. Rhyne, 68, of Friedheim died Aug. 29, 2015, at his home. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with the Revs. Rennie Phillips and James Hovis officiating...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 8/31/2015
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/31/15)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Thursday n Medical assists were made at 4:07 a.m. on Independence Street; 8:17 a.m. on Whitener Boulevard; 11:30 a.m. on South Benton Street; 12:03 a.m. on Jefferson Street; 2:03 p.m. on Lakeshore Drive; 3:06 p.m. on North Sprigg Street; 5:08 p.m. on William Street; and 7:05 p.m. on South Kingshighway...
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Cape Girardeau police report 8/31/2015
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/31/15)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police released the following items. Arrests n Kaci N. Brown, 29, no address given, was arrested on suspicion of stealing at Mixing 10 Bar, 2 N. Main St. n A suspect is in custody pending formal charges of unlawful use of a weapon at 1204 S. Kingshighway...
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Men thwart mass shooting, demonstrate courage
(Editorial ~ 08/31/15)
Three Americans and a British businessman received France's top honor after displaying courage in subduing a terrorist on a high-speed train headed to France from Amsterdam. French President Francois Hollande awarded them the Legion d'Honneur -- the French Legion of Honor -- at the Elysee Palace in Paris...
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Speak Out 8/31/15
(Speak Out ~ 08/31/15)
What matters All lives matter. Abortion kills. Let's kill abortion. Left lane I know there's probably some kind of law against these slow people over in the left lane. They start in Jackson and they drive all the way to Cape side by side, doing the same speed limit. ...
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Prayer 8/31/15
(Prayer ~ 08/31/15)
O Lord, thank you for your guiding hand of protection and grace. Amen.
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SEMO football preview: Golden Eagles Marching Band turns field into performance stage
(College Sports ~ 08/31/15)
A week after the Southeast Missouri State football team returned to Cape Girardeau for its fall camp, the 130 students that make up Southeast's Golden Eagles Marching Band returned to campus and began their own form of preseason training.
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SEMO football preview: Cheerleaders work hard to add entertain, excite crowd
(College Sports ~ 08/31/15)
The team's day officially begins 2 hours and 15 minutes before kickoff so that the cheerleaders can participate in the Redhawk Walk to the stadium with the football team, members of the Golden Eagles marching band and the Sundancers.
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