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Four by Four 11/15/15
(Community ~ 11/15/15)
Nov. 15 is National America Recycles Day. How would you rate your recycling efforts? I think it's very good. We've been recycling for a long time and believe in it. We were taking it down to the center before they started picking it up at the curb. As a kid, who was your favorite cartoon character?...
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SEMO public safety director arrested on suspicion of DWI
(Local News ~ 11/15/15)
Southeast Missouri State University's director of public safety, James Douglas Richards, was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated at 10:30 p.m. Thursday. The Cape Girardeau Police Department received a call from an anonymous driver who reported a driver committing several traffic violations, according to a news release from the department...
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Gubernatorial candidates Hanaway and Greitens make Cape stops
(Local News ~ 11/15/15)
Republican gubernatorial candidates Catherine Hanaway and Eric Greitens made stops in Cape Girardeau this weekend. Hanaway stopped at Shooters Gun Shop, 335 Christine St., as part of her statewide tour Friday afternoon, and Greitens -- a former Navy SEAL -- delivered a guest address Saturday evening at the Marine Corps Ball...
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Visitors bureau stays busy promoting Cape
(Local News ~ 11/15/15)
Leaders in Cape Girardeau say the start of projects such as the new conference center and indoor sports complex mark the beginning of another leap forward for the city. Keeping up with the city each step of the way is the Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitors Bureau...
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Eiffel Tower goes dark as France mourns 129 dead
(International News ~ 11/15/15)
PARIS -- The Eiffel Tower stood dark in a symbol of mourning Saturday night as France struggled to absorb the deadliest violence on its soil since World War II: coordinated gun-and-suicide bombing attacks across Paris that left at least 129 people dead and 352 injured...
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Sunrise before the rain
(Submitted Photo ~ 11/15/15)
Sunday morning sunrise
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Foggy Sunday Morning
(Submitted Photo ~ 11/15/15)
Fog rolling off the river
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Early dawn
(Submitted Photo ~ 11/15/15)
Life on the river
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Break of dawn
(Submitted Photo ~ 11/15/15)
Dawn breaking over the river
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Seeing double: Twins share their thoughts on looking alike, 'twin telepathy' and maintaining their own identities
(Community ~ 11/15/15)
Identical twins Jean Welker and Jeanette Killian, 75, have lived in Perryville, Missouri, most of their lives. They were born Sept. 10, 1940, at their grandparents' home -- there was no hospital in Perryville at the time. "We were the first grandchildren, and I'm sure we were spoiled," Jeanette said. "We had some really cute pictures."...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 11/15/15)
Today is Sunday, Nov. 15, the 319th day of 2015. There are 46 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 15, 1315, in the Battle of Morgarten, Swiss Confederation forces lying in wait attacked and defeated invading Austrian troops...
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Menard -- 60 years
(Anniversary ~ 11/15/15)
Don and Karen Menard celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Oct. 21, 2015, at the Savanna Center in The Villages, Florida. A reception and party with lunch were hosted by the couple's children and two of their grandchildren. Menard and the former Karen Kirkbride were married Oct. 21, 1955, at Malden Methodist Church in Malden, Missouri...
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Renner -- Broeker
(Wedding ~ 11/15/15)
Jourdan Marie Renner and Dakota Joseph Broeker, both of Perryville, Missouri, were united in marriage on April 18, 2015, at the Broeker Farm in Perryville. The Rev. Anthony Kobak, pastor at Hanover Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau, performed the ceremony...
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Holmes -- Phariss
(Engagement ~ 11/15/15)
Bill and Mary Holmes of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their son, Victor "Vic" Holmes of Plano, Texas, to Mark Phariss, also of Plano. Mark is the son of the late Joe E. and Yona K. Phariss, formerly of Lawton, Oklahoma. Vic is an assistant professor of physician assistant studies at the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth and is a retired major in the U.S. ...
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American beauty berry
(Community ~ 11/15/15)
The American beauty berry is a shrub native to Missouri and the southern United States. It is an unusual plant in that the clusters of shiny berries along its branches are more striking in autumn than are its summer flowers. Green leaves that oppose one another on the limb help to hide the clusters of small pink flowers in summer...
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FYI 11-15-15
(Community ~ 11/15/15)
The youth of Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim, Missouri, will host a spaghetti dinner and bazaar from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 15 at the church hall. The menu will included spaghetti, salad, garlic bread, dessert and beverages. Freewill donations will be accepted, with proceeds to support those attending the National Youth Gathering in New Orleans in 2016...
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Desserts to wrap up a Thanksgiving feast
(Community ~ 11/15/15)
I am blessed to be part of a family of wonderful bakers and dessert makers. My mother was so gifted in baking pies, and each one was so delicious. I cherish the pictures I have of her baking those delicious pies, many using the pecans we had on our family farm...
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Eat, drink and be thankful with holiday cocktails
(Community ~ 11/15/15)
Lattes get all the pumpkin-spice buzz, but wouldn't it be more fun to get those flavors -- and that buzz -- in a Thanksgiving cocktail? It sure sounds like a great way to get your seasonal drinking on, but don't grab the pumpkin puree just yet. For some in the mixology world, the first rule of pumpkin cocktails is that it's not really about the pumpkin...
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Seat belts and school buses
(Community ~ 11/15/15)
For the past couple months, news outlets have been reporting on how seat belts in school buses probably would save lives. They reported several students a year are killed because there aren't seat belts in buses. And now there is an agreement on the need for seat belts in school buses, that age-old excuse comes up: "But it is going to cost XX amount of dollars, and the local school systems can't afford it."...
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Finding value, not vexation, in our toils
(Community ~ 11/15/15)
The past eight months have been a whirlwind of activity. Family, ministry, school and numerous community events had me in a tailspin. The worst crime is that I did not realize it. I noticed a mood change, the increasing inability to focus and feelings of being overwhelmed, but did not connect those erratic emotions to the simple fact I was in need of more sleep -- rest, restoration and recreation...
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Handling debilitating worry
(Community ~ 11/15/15)
"What is happening to me?" gasped Maria. Maria was shaking and visibly distressed. In fact, she felt strangely depressed. "I am always able to handle anything," she thought. Maria was having an anxiety attack. She couldn't figure out why she felt the way she did. She had a wonderful husband and family, and she always thought she had a handle on life and was a happy and well-adjusted person...
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Adopt Miles
(Community ~ 11/15/15)
Miles is 9 weeks old. He is neutered and ready to be adopted! Miles is available at the Humane Society. (573) 334-5837.
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Club news 11-15-15
(Community News ~ 11/15/15)
The Lamplighter FCE Club met Oct. 15 at First Baptist Church of Oak Ridge. A devotion was given and roll call was answered by members naming their favorite song. Roberta Allen led the members in a song, Dorothy Hahs read the minutes from the September meeting and Linda Sebaugh gave the treasurer's report...
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Tywappity tales and trails, support for museum, wreaths and crafts
(Community ~ 11/15/15)
While strolling, I wondered whatever happened to Bobby Hinkle. Happy birthday to Walker Rice, Bill Hagan III, Dottie Vickery, Jessie Johnson, Jimmy Kinsey, Josh Sadler, Anna Ruth Pobst, Joan Kerby, Elizabeth Beck, Chris Knutson, Margaret Husband, Robert Bowman, Ona Edwards, Pete Elledge, Lana McAlister, Randy Spane, Mikylia Daniel and Kenneth Mansker...
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Jackson makes big splash, brokers major park deal
(Editorial ~ 11/15/15)
Already gearing up for the long-anticipated opening of the city's first civic center on Dec. 1, the City of Jackson made another major announcement last week regarding its parks system. The city announced a new agreement that brought five parties together to put facilities in the public's hands...
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Prayer 11-15-15
(Prayer ~ 11/15/15)
O Lord, may we have a compassionate heart and be a blessing to others. Amen.
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Uncle Sam's Miserable Children
(Column ~ 11/15/15)
On a wet and dreary day in Washington, D.C., last month, I visited the site of the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial, appropriately commemorating Marines on a day like many when they fought their bravest battles. The memorial itself is in Arlington, Virginia, in sight of the Washington Monument, heralding the Marines' first commander in chief, and the U.S. Capitol, echoing the creation of the Marines by the Continental Congress in 1775...
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Speak Out 11/15/15
(Speak Out ~ 11/15/15)
Excellent editorial from Thomas Sowell in Thursday, Nov. 12's, Southeast Missourian newspaper, "The Ben Carson flaps." Once again, Mr. Sowell hits the nail on the head! In response to the person who said we shouldn't be afraid of the effects of Obamacare and who referred to there just being bumps. ...
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Birth 11/15/15
(Births ~ 11/15/15)
Daughter to Grady and Paula Gamble of Jackson, Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, 3:27 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015. Name, Hannah Louise Rose. Weight, 8 pounds, 6 ounces. Fifth child, second daughter. Mrs. Gamble is the daughter of Crystal Leach of Defiance, Missouri. Gamble is the son of Jim and Paula Gamble of Independence, Missouri...
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Out of the past: Nov. 15
(Out of the Past ~ 11/15/15)
Steve Bone, Cape Girardeau's parks and recreation director, has resigned to take a position as general manager of the Lake St. Louis Community Association; Bone, 35, has served as the city's park director since August 1985. GALE, Ill. -- An Illinois Environmental Protection Agency official says the first phase of the Ilada Energy Reclamation cleanup project should be completed some time in early 1991, nearly six months behind schedule...
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Town forgave many abuses by cop who staged own death
(National News ~ 11/15/15)
FOX LAKE, Ill. -- He gave teenagers their own keys and 24-hour access to the police department. He forged the police chief's signature to obtain surplus military equipment. He often refused to wear his police uniform on duty in favor of camouflage fatigues. And he spent most of his workday on a police-sponsored youth program he was supposed to run on his own time...
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Demands at Missouri similar to 1969's, but this time, action
(State News ~ 11/15/15)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The criticism was blunt: Blacks at the University of Missouri are harassed and threatened, the university has too few African-American faculty members, the administration doesn't seem to care, and all of that needs to change. A list of grievances issued this month by a student group is strikingly similar to those from 1969. This time, though, it appears the university is listening...
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After outcry, judge reverses order taking baby from lesbians
(National News ~ 11/15/15)
PRICE, Utah -- April Hoagland and Beckie Peirce, a Utah couple who married last year, went to a routine hearing Tuesday expecting to hear an update on how long it would be before they could adopt the baby girl they'd been raising as foster parents for three months...
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No gas leak noticed on day before fatal house explosion
(National News ~ 11/15/15)
ELIZABETH, N.J. -- The gas company that services a New Jersey house where an explosion killed one person and critically injured two others last week said no leak was evident when a technician visited the location a day before the blast. A spokesman for Elizabethtown Gas also said the company wasn't aware a ground-floor area had been illegally converted into an apartment, with gas and electric services that were off the books...
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Police pull over Google self-driving car
(National News ~ 11/15/15)
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- A police officer made a traffic stop, but wrote no ticket. There was no driver to give it to. A Mountain View police officer noticed the Google self-driving car going a road-clogging 24 mph in a 35 mph zone. He stopped the car and contacted its operators to let them know it was impeding traffic but issued no citation. Google responded in a blog post, saying it's never received a ticket and adding, "Driving too slowly? Bet humans don't get pulled over for that too often."...
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San Francisco tour-bus crash leaves 4 in critical condition
(National News ~ 11/15/15)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Four adults remain in critical condition at a San Francisco hospital after an open-air tour bus careened out of control Friday, running down a bicyclist, striking two pedestrians and smashing into several moving cars before it plowed into scaffolding lining a construction site...
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Diplomats set plan for political change in Syria
(International News ~ 11/15/15)
VIENNA -- Invoking the need for joint action after the terrorist attacks on Paris, foreign ministers of nearly 20 nations agreed Saturday to an ambitious yet incomplete plan for bringing peace to Syria and ending its role as a breeding ground for ISIS and other radical Islamic groups...
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Tawanda Jones wages long fight for justice in Baltimore
(National News ~ 11/15/15)
BALTIMORE -- Every Wednesday for more than two years, Tawanda Jones has stood vigil -- in front of City Hall, outside the state's attorney's office, on an East Baltimore street corner, in the freezing dark of winter, in the heat of summer. Sometimes she is backed by supporters; sometimes she stands alone, a reminder of the deep divide between the police and the people of Baltimore...
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Clinton, Sanders debate foreign policy after Paris attacks
(National News ~ 11/15/15)
WASHINGTON -- With the country reeling from deadly terrorist attacks in Paris, Hillary Rodham Clinton cast herself as America's strongest leader in a scary world, even as she found herself forced to defend her own role during the rise of the Islamic State militants...
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Road work 11/15/15
(Local News ~ 11/15/15)
Route M in Perry County from Route H to County Road 928 will be closed as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a pipe under the roadway. The work will take place from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 23, according to a MoDOT news release. All work is weather permitting. Work zones will be marked with signs. Motorists are urged to use caution while traveling near the areas. For more information, contact MoDOT's Customer Service Center at 888-275-6636 or visit modot.org/southeast...
- Food collected to Stuff a Truck in Scott City (Local News ~ 11/15/15)
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Perryville couple accused of selling drugs, pot
(Local News ~ 11/15/15)
A Perryville couple will be arraigned on drug charges Friday in Perry County Court. Kenneth Paul Zahner, 56, and Pamela Sue Zahner, 54, are charged with several counts of manufacturing and intent to distribute a controlled substance. Kenneth Zahner also was charged with unlawful use of a weapon, and Pamela Zahner was charged with several counts of possession of a controlled substance...
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Springfield, county leaders see jail report differently
(State News ~ 11/15/15)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Nearly 3,000 crimes have gone "essentially unpunished" in the six months since Greene County's sheriff said he would no longer accept Springfield municipal prisoners at the county jail, according to a city report to Springfield City Council members...
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Jackson police report 11/15/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/15/15)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. n Randy J. Smith, 50, 2159 Litz Blvd., was arrested on suspicion of stealing. n Sheldon L. Thomas, 21, of Jackson was issued a summons for operating a motor vehicle while operator's license suspended...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 11/15/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/15/15)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: n Medical assists at 4:28 a.m. on South Kingshighway and at 3:02 p.m. on North Fountain Street. n At 4:08 p.m., smoke detector activation on North Ellis Drive. n At 6:29 p.m., a call on William Street...
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Two from Perryville charged with robbery, kidnapping
(Local News ~ 11/15/15)
A man and woman from Perryville, Missouri, are set to be arraigned Friday on robbery and kidnapping charges. Jeffery Shawn Franks, 29, and Kaitlyn Marie Martin, 24, are accused of committing the acts Sept. 15. A man held Terry Ervin at the point of a BB gun after Ervin received a call from a woman claiming she was the manager of the MotoMart in Perryville and the gas pumps needed to be fixed at 8:30 p.m. ...
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Area residents packing shoeboxes for children overseas
(Local News ~ 11/15/15)
Families, churches and groups in Cape Girardeau and nationwide will pack shoebox gifts this week during Operation Christmas Child's National Collection Week -- and it isn't too late to get involved. The project, led by the international Christian relief and evangelism organization Samaritan's Purse, delivers shoeboxes filled with gifts to children in need overseas...
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Officer: Burglary suspect confesses to three other break-ins
(Local News ~ 11/15/15)
He had been picked up by Cape Girardeau police officers Nov. 2 for a Cape Girardeau County burglary warrant, and Joseph Dewayne Razor of Cape Girardeau decided to tell police about three burglaries in the city. On Oct. 10, Razor, 20, slipped into a house at in the 100 block of South Ellis Street, saw the victim sleeping and took an Xbox 360, an ASUS tablet computer and a Louis Vuitton purse, he told officer Jeff Bonham, who wrote the probable-cause statement in the case...
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Two suspects in Cape robbery apprehended; two remain at large
(Local News ~ 11/15/15)
Cape Girardeau police report two men suspected of burglary and robbery were arrested, but two remain at large. DeShawn Markyle Smith was taken into custody Friday morning in Florissant, Missouri, Cape Girardeau Police Department public information officer Adam Glueck said...
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Harvey Webb
(Obituary ~ 11/15/15)
Harvey Leroy Webb, 90, of Scott City died Thursday, Nov. 12, 2105, at the Amen Center near Delta. He was born Nov. 16, 1924, in Illmo to Roscoe and Vesta Rendelman Webb. He married Betty Lou Crader on March 8, 1945. She preceded him in death June 28, 2011...
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Birdie Rader
(Obituary ~ 11/15/15)
Birdie Lane Wright Rader, 89, passed away peacefully in her sleep Friday, Nov. 13, 2015, at The Arbors in Cape Girardeau. Born on Aug. 12, 1926, in Nachitoches, Louisiana, the eighth and youngest child of Marvin A. Wright and Dugan Davis Wright, she grew up in Texarkana, Arkansas, raised by her aunt and uncle, Birdie Davis Lane and Samuel McKee Lane...
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Mary Moore
(Obituary ~ 11/15/15)
Mary Emily Hope Moore, 72, of Cape Girardeau, died Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015, at her home. She was born Aug. 17, 1943, in Cape Girardeau to Oliver and Bernice Mosley Hope. She and Harold B. Moore were married Oct. 6, 1973, at First Presbyterian Church in Cape Girardeau...
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June Lewis
(Obituary ~ 11/15/15)
June D. Lewis, 78, of Jackson died Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015, at her home. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
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Eugene Kaufmann
(Obituary ~ 11/15/15)
Eugene Robert Kaufmann, 83, went home to be with his Lord and savior Friday, Nov. 13, 2015. Beloved husband of the late Carol Ann Meyr Kaufmann for 55 years; dearest father of Corrine (Clayton) Gardner, Phillip (Rhonda) Kaufmann Lt. Col. U.S. Army (Ret.) and Andrea (Christopher) Hudgens; loving grandfather of Timothy, Joanna and Daniel Gardner; dear brother of Dorothy (Roland) Wachter and Pauline (Eugene) Roth and the late Herbert "Butch," Hilmer (Verna surviving) and Theobald Kaufmann; our dear brother-in-law, uncle, cousin and friend to many.. ...
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M. Louise Brown
(Obituary ~ 11/15/15)
M. Louise Brown, 82, of Jackson died Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015, at the home of her granddaughter in Jackson. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Nov. 22 at Ford and Sons Funeral Home-Jackson. A celebration of life service will be at 10 a.m. Nov. 23 at Wesley United Methodist Church in Fruitland...
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J.R. Bradshaw
(Obituary ~ 11/15/15)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Jesse R. "J.R." Bradshaw, 82, of Poplar Bluff, formerly of Whitewater and Delta, died Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015, at Cedargate Healthcare in Poplar Bluff. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the chapel of McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson...
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Theresa 'Terry' Balsman
(Obituary ~ 11/15/15)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Theresa P. "Terry" Balsman, 82, of Perryville died Friday, Nov. 13, 2015, at her home. She was born Aug. 7, 1933, in Perry County, Missouri, daughter of Karl H. and Dora M. Trapp Kohlfeld. She and Eugene A. "Gene" Balsman were married Sept. 27, 1952. He preceded her in death Jan. 2, 1994. She leaves behind longtime special friend, Norman Theisman of Mascoutah, Illinois...
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Missouri's Pinkel to resign at end of season, cites health
(College Sports ~ 11/15/15)
Missouri football coach Gary Pinkel abruptly announced Friday he will resign at the end of the season for health reasons, adding a stunning turn to a week where he kept his team united when players went on strike because of racial tensions on campus...
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High school roundup: Eagle Ridge boys basketball team falls in season opener
(High School Sports ~ 11/15/15)
All scores were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Friday.
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Joyner, Rams ready to focus on stopping Bears
(Professional Sports ~ 11/15/15)
ST. LOUIS -- Lamarcus Joyner said he's been unaware of the controversy involving his low hit that sidelined Teddy Bridgewater with a concussion last week. After apologizing for the out-of-character play, the St. Louis Rams defensive back watched "Animal Planet" and "SpongeBob SquarePants" cartoons...
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Puryear's 20 points leads Missouri past Wofford 83-74
(College Sports ~ 11/15/15)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Kevin Puryear scored 20 points and grabbed five rebounds to lead Missouri to an 83-74 victory over Wofford in the season opener for both teams on Friday night. Puryear, a freshman from Blue Springs, Missouri, was 8-for-14 from the field and made 3 of 4 free throws...
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Kane scores again, Blackhawks beat Blues 4-2
(Professional Sports ~ 11/15/15)
ST. LOUIS -- Patrick Kane scored the tiebreaking goal late in the second period to extend his points streak to 12 games and lead the Chicago Blackhawks to a 4-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday night. Andrew Shaw, Trevor van Riemsdyk and Artem Anisimov also scored for Chicago and Corey Crawford stopped 29 shots. The Blackhawks, who had lost three of their last four and five of seven, snapped a five-game road losing streak...
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Missouri caps tumultuous week with 20-16 victory over BYU
(College Sports ~ 11/15/15)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- J'Mon Moore's touchdown catch early in the fourth quarter helped Missouri to a 20-16 victory over BYU on Saturday night, capping a tumultuous week for the Tigers that began with a boycott and included the resignation announcement of coach Gary Pinkel...
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Bollinger County woman accused of stealing tools, truck
(Local News ~ 11/15/15)
She was accused in April of selling stolen tools out of a stolen truck in Marble Hill, Missouri, but a Bollinger County arrest warrant was not filed until Friday. Antonia Soleda Eugen Castro, 22, of Glenallen, Missouri, faces charges of second-degree burglary theft and misdemeanor property damage...
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Region briefs 11/15/15
(Local News ~ 11/15/15)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- A Sikeston teenager faces three felony charges after a late night that allegedly included hard drug use and ended with a life-threatening shooting. Scott County Prosecutor Paul Boyd charged Robert Tyler Kolwyck, 19, last week with first-degree assault resulting in serious physical injury, unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. ...
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Cape Girardeau police report 11/15/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/15/15)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. n James Douglas Richards, 59, 1508, N. Clark Street, was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and failure to drive on the right half of the roadway...
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