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Ferguson panel urges merging police, other changes
(State News ~ 09/15/15)
FERGUSON, Mo. -- The co-chairman of a reform panel formed after the Ferguson police shooting of Michael Brown said Monday the group's report calling for police departments and municipal courts to be merged and other changes "reveals uncomfortable truths about this region we call home."...
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Cape council OKs annexing land for two wards
(Local News ~ 09/15/15)
With first-round approval to an ordinance accepting annexation of two pieces of land into city limits, the Cape Girardeau City Council took the first step Monday night toward growing Wards 4 and 6. The council voted on the measures after two public hearings were held to consider voluntary annexation of property on LaSalle Avenue and Bloomfield Road...
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Prosecutor proposes change to sex-offender registry
(Local News ~ 09/15/15)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- It was 26 years ago that 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling was abducted. And although Wetterling's body was never found, his disappearance led to the first federal law on registering sex offenders. Stoddard County Prosecuting Attorney Russ Oliver said officials at the state and county levels do a good job of maintaining the registry, but he would like to see something added to it...
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Bollinger County issues rabies alert after infected dog, bat found
(Local News ~ 09/15/15)
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has issued a rabies alert in Bollinger County after the positive identification of infected animals. A bat and a domesticated dog in Bollinger County both tested positive for rabies, prompting the six-month alert...
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Suspect in killing of professor, woman kills himself
(National News ~ 09/15/15)
GREENVILLE, Miss. -- A college instructor suspected in the fatal shootings of a woman he lived with on Mississippi's Gulf Coast and a professor at Delta State University 300 miles away died Monday of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound after trying to flee police, authorities said...
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St. Vincent volleyball team edges Valle Catholic in three-set thriller
(High School Sports ~ 09/15/15)
The Indians dropped the first set but rallied to defeat the Warriors 18-25, 25-19, 25-23 in what's evolved into a heated rivalry between the two small private schools, which are located a mere 24 miles apart.
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Best Little Fair Coming Soon
(Submitted Story ~ 09/15/15)
The "Best Little Fair in the Land" in Altenburg prides itself as being a traditional agricultural fair with free admission, free parking, and a big selection of free entertainment. While the fair is centered on competition judging, there is a lot to see and do in a family friendly environment at the East Perry Community Fair which will be held on Friday, September 25, and Saturday, September 26. ...
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Hungry Humming Bird
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/15/15)
A humming bird, so hungry,that he doesn't notice he's perched on the finger of Anthony Kearns, 9, of Cape Girardeau.
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Woman, 59, charged with baseball-bat attack
(Local News ~ 09/15/15)
A suspect is in custody after allegedly striking a young woman in the head with a baseball bat in Cape Girardeau last weekend. Larcene Robinson, 59, of Cape Girardeau has been charged with two felonies relating to the alleged attack that happened Saturday afternoon in the 500 block of South Benton Street, according to the Cape Girardeau Police Department...
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Are your vaccines current? County offers free DTaP
(Editorial ~ 09/15/15)
The Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center is offering vaccinations for tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis for free. Compliments of the Missouri Department of Health and Human Services, adults will be welcomed throughout September at the Linden Street public health center for these shots...
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Mom of boy found dead in swing indicted
(National News ~ 09/15/15)
LA PLATA, Md. -- A Maryland woman who was found pushing her dead son in a playground swing earlier this year has been indicted and charged with manslaughter and child abuse, authorities announced Monday. At an arraignment Monday in Charles County Circuit Court, prosecutors said Romechia Simms, 24, of LaPlata, spent two entire days in a LaPlata playground pushing her 3-year-old son, Ji'Aire Donnell Lee...
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Velma Allen
(Obituary ~ 09/15/15)
Velma Marie Lizenbee Jones Allen, 90, of Dyersburg, Tennessee, died Monday, Sept. 14, 2015, at her daughter's home in Millersville. She was born in Parma, Missouri, on April 21, 1925, to the late Fred Lizenbee and Ella Hoss Lizenbee. She was married to James Jones until his death in 1977 and remarried to Milford Allen in 1986 until his death in 2005...
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Roy Gottlob
(Obituary ~ 09/15/15)
Roy Calvin Gottlob, 89, of Scott City died Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015, at the Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee, Missouri. He was born March 12, 1926, in East St. Louis, Illinois, to Joseph Henry and Jessie Idaffe Mayfield Gottlob. He was of the Pentecostal faith...
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Pat Burkepile
(Obituary ~ 09/15/15)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Pat Carter Burkepile, 73, of Tamms died at 9 a.m. Sunday at her daughter's home in Olive Branch, Illinois. She was born Jan. 24, 1942, in Chicago, the daughter of Frank and Hazel May Carter. She married Lee Burkepile in 1987, and he preceded her in death in 1997...
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Dora Holt
(Obituary ~ 09/15/15)
ZALMA, Mo. -- Dora D. Holt, 83, of Zalma passed away Sept. 14, 2015, at Woodland Hills in Marble Hill, Missouri. Dora was born Feb. 10, 1932, in Gipsy, Missouri, the daughter of Allen and Jesse Gilliland Porter. Dora married Lorance Holt on June 9, 1951, in McGee, Missouri. He preceded her in death June 11, 2010...
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Emirati troops push toward rebel-held Yemeni capital
(International News ~ 09/15/15)
FORWARD OPERATING BASE SAFFER, Yemen -- As fighting rages in Yemen, troops from the United Arab Emirates that are part of a Saudi-led coalition battling Shiite rebels are pushing toward the country's rebel-held capital, Sanaa, after securing a strategic provincial city, the commander of an Emirati contingent said Monday...
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Out of the past: Sept. 15
(Out of the Past ~ 09/15/15)
For the ninth consecutive year, the Cape Girardeau County Commission has set the general revenue property tax levy for the county at zero. In 1982, the commission voted to drop the rate to zero and rely solely on sales-tax income to fund the general revenue portion of the county's budget...
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Australia ousts premier; new leader seated
(International News ~ 09/15/15)
CANBERRA, Australia -- Australia's prime minister-designate Malcolm Turnbull today assured the country his government remained strong despite an internal party revolt that made him the nation's fourth leader in little more than two years and will leave deep divisions in his administration's ranks...
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Clarence Jaco
(Obituary ~ 09/15/15)
Clarence E. "Pete" Jaco, 85, of Jackson passed away Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 21, 1929, in Jackson, son of Ferdinand and Claudina Balsman Jaco. He and Margaret June Holding were married June 23, 1951, in Antioch, California...
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Got a $100 million tax bill? Your check is no good at IRS
(National News ~ 09/15/15)
WASHINGTON -- No checks, please. Starting next year, your check won't be any good at the IRS -- if you're making a tax payment of $100 million or more. The IRS said it will reject all checks for more than $99,999,999 because check-processing equipment at the nation's Federal Reserve banks can't handle checks that big...
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In Iowa, Obama looks to leave his imprint on 2016 race
(National News ~ 09/15/15)
DES MOINES, Iowa -- President Barack Obama won't be on the ballot in 2016, but Monday he showed he's looking for ways to put his imprint on the race to succeed him. On a visit to Iowa, the state that will have the first say in winnowing the presidential field, Obama drew contrasts between Democratic policies and those of Republicans seeking to reclaim the White House. He was especially blistering on immigration, an emotional issue that has roiled the GOP...
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Sanders uses speech to court Christian conservative students
(National News ~ 09/15/15)
LYNCHBURG, Va. -- In an unlikely appearance at a prominent Christian university, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said Monday the "massive injustice" of income and wealth inequality should unite people across the political spectrum. From the outset, Sanders noted in his speech at Liberty University he believed in women's rights and gay marriage, drawing some cheers but mostly tepid applause in the cavernous Vines Center, where the school assembles regularly during the week...
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Walker plan to bar federal public unions draws fierce response
(National News ~ 09/15/15)
MADISON, Wis. -- Republican presidential candidate Scott Walker is hoping to pull his campaign off the mat by taking on unions -- a familiar foe for the Wisconsin governor -- in a plan to upend pillars of organized labor nationwide. Walker's plan calls for eliminating unions for employees of the federal government, making all workplaces right-to-work unless individual states vote otherwise and scrapping the federal agency that oversees unfair labor practices...
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Kentucky clerk returns to work; won't interfere with deputy clerks
(National News ~ 09/15/15)
MOREHEAD, Ky. -- Kim Davis returned to work Monday for the first time since she was jailed for denying marriage licenses to gay couples and said she had been faced with a "seemingly impossible choice" between following her conscience and losing her freedom...
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Suspect in shooting of Kentucky trooper killed by police
(National News ~ 09/15/15)
EDDYVILLE, Ky. -- A Kentucky state trooper who made a seemingly routine traffic stop was trying to arrange for lodging for the vehicle's occupants when the driver took off, starting a chain of events that led to the deaths of the lawman and the suspect, police said Monday...
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Wildfire devastates California mountain town
(National News ~ 09/15/15)
MIDDLETOWN, Calif. -- Earlier this summer, this small mountain town north of San Francisco opened its modest high school to residents fleeing an unusually ferocious wildfire nearby. Now it is Middletown itself that has been evacuated -- and gutted -- by another blaze that shocked firefighters with its strength and speed...
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Egyptian forces mistakenly fire on tourists, killing 12
(International News ~ 09/15/15)
CAIRO -- Egyptian forces hunting militants in the country's western desert mistakenly opened fire on Mexican tourists on safari, killing 12 people and dealing a further blow to the government's efforts to project an image of stability as it fights an increasingly powerful insurgency, officials said Monday...
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Razor wire marks Hungary's new border for migrants
(International News ~ 09/15/15)
ROSZKE, Hungary -- Hungary deployed a boxcar bristling with razor wire to close a key border crossing and warned of a new era of swift deportations Monday as governments across Europe debated how to share the burden of housing hundreds of thousands seeking refuge -- and whether the continent's policy of passport-free travel could survive the flow of humanity...
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Schwarzenegger takes over for Trump on 'Apprentice'
(Entertainment ~ 09/15/15)
NEW YORK -- Former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will attempt to fill Donald Trump's shoes on "The Celebrity Apprentice." NBC announced Monday the movie star and two-term governor is the new host of the competition show, which will return to the network for the 2016 television season...
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Southeast Missourian wins 37 awards from Missouri Press Association
(Local News ~ 09/15/15)
The Southeast Missourian took a raft of awards in the just-announced 2015 Missouri Press Association's Better Newspaper Contest. Among the 37 awards or honorable mentions for the paper, its most impressive recognition was first place for general excellence in daily newspapers of its size, or with circulations of 5,001 to 15,000. All told, the paper won 13 first-place awards this time around -- two more than in 2014...
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Simulator at fair will show dangers in grain bins
(Local News ~ 09/15/15)
Among the many booths and displays at the SEMO District Fair this week will be a grain-engulfment simulator, to be used by emergency personnel for training. The simulator will be on the fairgrounds at Arena Park, 410 Kiwanis Drive in Cape Girardeau, starting Tuesday. Fire departments from across the region will conduct simulated grain-engulfment training starting at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday...
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Program could deliver 40,000 free books to region
(Local News ~ 09/15/15)
Educators and program leaders serving children in need have an opportunity to bring 40,000 free books to Southeast Missouri. Community Caring Council has partnered with the not-for-profit First Book, which provides 20 books to each educator who registers through the organization's Books on Wheels program...
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Man pleads guilty to home break-ins
(Local News ~ 09/15/15)
A Cape Girardeau man pleaded guilty to and was sentenced Monday on several counts of burglary. In a plea deal, Maurice K. Garrett Jr., 18, pleaded guilty to four felony counts in exchange for all other charges being dropped. Garrett had been charged with two counts of second-degree burglary, two counts of first-degree burglary, four counts of stealing, one count of second-degree robbery and one count of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, all felonies; and two counts of misdemeanor receiving stolen property.. ...
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Rams' defense compensates for mistakes on other fronts
(Professional Sports ~ 09/15/15)
Special teams yielded two touchdowns during Sunday's win over the Seahawks.
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Cars in Reno damaged by watermelons
(National News ~ 09/15/15)
RENO, Nev. -- Police say vandals have been lobbing watermelons at cars in a Reno neighborhood. Sunday night's vandalism happened in Angelique Ybarra's northwest Reno neighborhood. A watermelon dented the side of her car in July, and she said this new attack shattered glass and splattered fruit throughout her vehicle. She said the incidents have cost her almost $1,000. Several other cars also were hit by the melons...
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Now arriving: Airport control towers with no humans inside
(National News ~ 09/15/15)
NEW YORK -- Passengers landing at remote Ornskoldsvik Airport in northern Sweden might catch a glimpse of the control tower -- likely unaware there is nobody inside. The dozen commercial planes landing there each day are instead watched by cameras, guided in by controllers viewing the video at another airport 90 miles away...
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High school roundup: Leopold volleyball team squeezes out win over Meadow Heights
(High School Sports ~ 09/15/15)
All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.
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Jacksonville State climbs to No. 1 in STATS FCS poll after near upset of Auburn
(College Sports ~ 09/15/15)
Jacksonville State moved up to No. 1 in the STATS FCS poll on Monday, becoming the first Ohio Valley Conference team to top the rankings since Eastern Kentucky held that distinction at the end of the 1999 regular season. Jacksonville State vaulted to the top of the STATS poll after losing to Southeastern Conference power Auburn in overtime. ...
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Missouri's Hansbrough will sit out with ankle injury
(Professional Sports ~ 09/15/15)
MISSOURI FOOTBALL ST. LOUIS -- No. 22 Missouri has ruled out tailback Russell Hansbrough for this week against Connecticut with a right ankle injury. Hansbrough was injured in the opener against Southeast Missouri State. He started Saturday against Arkansas State but was limited to five carries for 15 yards...
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Helen Brewer
(Obituary ~ 09/15/15)
ST. MARY, Mo. -- Helen J. Coffman Brewer, 80, of St. Mary died Sept. 14, 2015, at her home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday and 6:30 to 8 a.m. Saturday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. At 10 a.m., she will be taken to Trinity Baptist Church in St. Mary for service, with the Rev. Adam Pearson officiating...
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Births 9/15/15
(Births ~ 09/15/15)
Son to Luther Ridale and Susanne Rae Bonds of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 9:59 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2015. Name, Liam Luther. Weight, 6 pounds, 14 ounces. Fourth child, third son. Mrs. Bonds is the former Susanne Hibbard. Bonds is the son of the Rev. and Mrs. Luther Bonds Jr. of Meadville, Mississippi. He is a member of the Southeast Missouri State University Police Department...
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Scott City fire report 9/15/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/15/15)
SCOTT CITY The Scott City Fire Department responded to the following calls: September 5 n EMS calls were made on Jetta Mae Drive at 12:43 a.m.; Jetta Mae Drive at 3:26 p.m.; East Mar Elm Street at 4:52 p.m.; and Main Street at 5:22 p.m. September 6 n EMS calls were made on Colony Park Drive at 8:09 a.m.; Third Street West at 1:16 p.m.; Nellie Avenue at 2:34 p.m.; and Wheeler Drive at 3:11 p.m...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 9/15/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/15/15)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Saturday: n Medical assist calls were made to: Aspen Drive at 2:53 a.m.; North Water Street at 4:24 a.m.; Lynwood Drive at 11:06 a.m.; Brenda Kay Court at 1:37 p.m.; South Benton Street at 3:02 p.m.; South Pacific Street at 6:15 p.m.; and Broadway at 10:15 p.m...
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Accepting the challenge of litter
(Column ~ 09/15/15)
I know that I have written several times about community involvement in beautification and littering, but something happened last weekend that once again brought to my attention my longtime goal of establishing a culture change within our entire city as it relates to this issue...
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Prayer 9/15/15
(Prayer ~ 09/15/15)
Forgive us, O Lord Jesus, when we fail, and may we always seek your will for our lives. Amen.
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Indiana makes case for RTW
(Paid Letter ~ 09/15/15)
In 2009, President Barack Obama went to Elkhart, Indiana, to discuss his plans for America's slumping economy. His choice to make Elkhart the poster child for unemployment was intentional. At the time, Elkhart had the nation's highest unemployment rate at 20.3 percent...
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Edgar Woodard
(Obituary ~ 09/15/15)
Edgar Lee Woodard, 92, passed away Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau with his family by his side. He was born April 18, 1923, to Joe and Addie Britt Woodard in Crosnoe, Missouri. He and Helen Ishmael were married May 25, 1942, in Jackson. Mrs. Woodard died in 1999...
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Rose Mary Elfrink
(Obituary ~ 09/15/15)
BREESE, Ill. -- Rose Mary Seyer Elfrink, 80, of Breese, formerly of Cahokia, Illinois, passed away Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015, at Breese Nursing Home. She was born March 2, 1935, in Chaffee, Missouri, to Fred and Alvina Louise Ziegler Seyer. Mrs. Elfrink was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church and former member of St. Catherine Laboure Catholic Church, both of Cahokia. She was a member of St. Catherine Laboure Mother's Club and Kitchen Band...
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