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Mark Schlereth announced as 2016 Semoball Awards speaker
(Local News ~ 02/03/16)
Sportscaster and former NFL guard Mark Schlereth has been announced as the speaker for this year's Semoball Awards.
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Saxony Lutheran boys basketball team uses multiple weapons to overwhelm Scott City
(High School Sports ~ 02/03/16)
Saxony can do it all on offense, and Tuesday night's 77-53 home win over the district rival Rams proved the Crusaders are honing in on their postseason form.
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Notre Dame boys basketball snaps Cape Central's 11-game win streak
(High School Sports ~ 02/03/16)
The Notre Dame boys basketball team knew what it was facing Tuesday night -- a steaming hot Cape Central side that already had beaten it twice this season. But the Bulldogs also knew what they needed to do, and they did it, hanging on to drop the Tigers 66-64 on Senior Night at Notre Dame Regional High School and ending Central's 11-game winning streak...
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'Six Pillars of Character' writing contest winners announced
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/03/16)
The Missouri Association for Family and Community Education announced the winners to the “Six Pillars of Character” writing contest. This year’s theme was “fairness.” Out of the 70 fourth-graders from schools in the area who competed, first place when to Lily Huff of Immaculate Conception School in Jackson; second place went to Macy Bommarito of Immaculate Conception School; and third place went to Anna Davis of Oak Ridge Elementary in Oak Ridge...
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Church Women United officers installed
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/03/16)
Cape Girardeau Area Church Women United recently installed 2016 officers at the Salvation Army. Pictured (from left): Treasurer Brenda Neumeyer; Corresponding Secretary Roberta Brown; Recording Secretary Leslie Washington; Vice President Shirley Patterson; and President Joan Sebaugh. Carolyn Downs, pictured in the background, installed the officers...
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Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team routs Murray State
(College Sports ~ 02/03/16)
The Redhawks led from start to finish in their 96-59 victory over the Racers on Wednesday night
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RECRUITING NOTEBOOK: Matukewicz pleased with signing day haul for Southeast Missouri State football
(College Sports ~ 02/03/16)
If the lead-up to National Signing Day was filled with nerves for Southeast Missouri State football coach Tom Matukewicz, the day itself brought to excitement and relief as the Redhawks announced a 21-player class of incoming recruits who signed National Letters of Intent on Wednesday...
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Saxony Lutheran's Brune signs to extend soccer career at Division I Troy
(High School Sports ~ 02/03/16)
It says a lot that on a soccer team good enough to win a state championship even without her, Maddie Brune is the cream of the crop. After missing much of her junior season with a medial collateral ligament tear in her knee and ahead of what she expects to be a bounce-back senior campaign, Brune signed on Wednesday at Saxony Lutheran High School to continue her soccer career at Troy (Ala.) University...
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Jackson's Tomsu signs with Southeast Missouri State soccer
(High School Sports ~ 02/03/16)
It took a string of events that started with Cassidi Tomsu breaking her collarbone that led to her signing to play soccer at Southeast Missouri State on National Signing Day Wednesday. The Jackson standout remembers trying to poke the ball into the back of the net during that district semifinal game her sophomore year. She also remembers a girl landing on her left shoulder and not being able to get herself off the field because it hurt so bad...
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Southeast Missouri State football inks Cape Central wide receiver Al Young
(High School Sports ~ 02/03/16)
Young signed his National Letter of Intent to play for the Redhawks on Wednesday.
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Murray State comes to the Show Me Center to take on Southeast Missouri State men's basketball
(College Sports ~ 02/03/16)
The Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team hosts Ohio Valley Conference rival Murray State in a game set to air on ESPNU tonight. Tipoff between the Redhawks and Racers is set for 8 p.m. from the Show Me Center. The game will be televised locally on My49-WDKA...
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Police: Men videotaped at Sikeston YMCA in shower, restroom
(Local News ~ 02/03/16)
A Sikeston, Missouri, man was arrested Sunday on suspicion of videotaping men in various stages of undress in a YMCA bathroom. Earl A. Madison, 19, is charged with three counts of felony invasion of privacy. Invasion of privacy is classified as a class D felony, carrying a maximum sentence of seven years of imprisonment or up to a year in a county jail...
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Older nurses retiring in droves, creating shortages
(Local News ~ 02/03/16)
We are getting old. This is causing a problem across the country in the field of nursing. Specifically, the problem is a national shortage of nurses in the labor market, and the main reason for this is age. The age of nurses, the age of patients and the age of educators...
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Cape plans millions of dollars in airport improvements
(Local News ~ 02/03/16)
City officials plan to spend millions of dollars on improvements to the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport over the next several years, including major renovations to the main terminal and fencing in the 630-acre site near Nash Road. The site also could be expanded in the next few years. The city wants to buy 60 acres northwest of the airport site to allow for future growth, including new airplane hangars...
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Union rep: 51 more jobs cut at Noranda; smelter has laid off 475 so far
(Local News ~ 02/03/16)
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- Fifty-one mechanics and one machinist were laid off Tuesday at Noranda Aluminum in New Madrid, bringing the total layoffs there to 475 people so far. Dallas Snider, president of United Steel Workers Local 7686, which represented 804 Noranda employees before the recent job cuts began, said the latest round of layoffs focused on the smelter's maintenance department. The other 423 layoffs were in production...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 02/03/16)
Today is Wednesday, Feb. 3, the 34th day of 2016. There are 332 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 3, 1959, rock-and-roll stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson died in a small plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa...
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Distrust works both ways
(Column ~ 02/03/16)
We American taxpayers are on the verge of shelling out $400,000 to help the state of Minnesota persuade young Somali refugees not to join ISIS. The money is just a drop in the bucket of the $50 million Obama administration program to fight domestic terrorism...
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Cape chamber honors businesses, individuals
(Editorial ~ 02/03/16)
While the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce promotes and supports local businesses year-round, its annual banquet is an opportunity to give special recognition to a few individuals and businesses that have distinguished themselves. Patrick Furniture and Realty Executives of Cape County were the businesses honored at this year's banquet...
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Out of the past: Feb. 3
(Out of the Past ~ 02/03/16)
OFMCO of Sikeston, Missouri, one of the nation's largest buyers and sellers of new and used office furniture, and Chrisman Art Gallery have both announced plans to open stores on Main Street in Cape Girardeau; OFMCO will be in the former Montgomery Ward building, while Chrisman will abandon West Park Mall for the former Otasco Drug Store building...
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Jackson fire report 2/3/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/03/16)
The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls Sunday: n Emergency medical service on North Missouri Street. n Emergency medical service on North Missouri Street. n Emergency medical service on Parkview Street.
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Jackson police report 2/3/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/03/16)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Austin E. Bush, 25, of Scott City was arrested on a Cape Girardeau warrant. n Thomas J. Easley, 29, 834 N. Farmington Road, was arrested on a Cape Girardeau warrant and a Scott City warrant...
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Cape Girardeau police report 2/3/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/03/16)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Gregory Allen Hatchett, 28, 429 N. Frederick St., was arrested on suspicion of assault. n A 16-year-old boy was cited into juvenile court on suspicion of possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia...
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Bobby Williamson
(Obituary ~ 02/03/16)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Bobby Gean Williamson, 77 of Advance died Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016, at Belleville Memorial Hospital in Belleville, Illinois. He was born March 22, 1938, in Jackson to Jessie and Midgze Adeline Nance Williamson. He married Charlotte Ann Stamp on Jan. 9, 1960...
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Ruth Marshall
(Obituary ~ 02/03/16)
Ruth V. Marshall, 85, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016, at Ratliff Care Center. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Robert Kelso
(Obituary ~ 02/03/16)
Robert "Bob" Kelso, 70, of Jackson went to be with Jesus on Monday, Feb. 1, 2016, at his home. He was born Nov. 30, 1945, in Cape Girardeau to the late Cleo Wade and Avis Steakley Kelso. He married Pamela Arnold on July 15, 1971. He was a calendar operator for 20 years at Ludlow/Recticel in Cape Girardeau. ...
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Ronald Goddard
(Obituary ~ 02/03/16)
Ronald A. Goddard, 78, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Andrew Andrews
(Obituary ~ 02/03/16)
CHANDLER, Ariz. -- Andrew D. "Andy" Andrews, 88, of Chandler, formerly of Perryville, Missouri, died Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016, at Brookside North Chandler Nursing Home in Chandler. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday and from 6:30 to 8 a.m. Saturday at Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville...
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Hunt for couple in Alabama crime spree extends into Georgia
(State News ~ 02/03/16)
PERRY, Ga. -- Police have linked a Missouri couple to crimes in Alabama and Georgia, saying the offenses fit a similar pattern: People are robbed, kidnapped and let go unharmed, usually after a car is stolen. The latest in the crime spree happened when a gunman held up a young clerk at a Murphy Express station along Interstate 75 in south Georgia late Monday, taking money from the safe and cigarettes before forcing the clerk into an SUV where his female accomplice waited, authorities said. ...
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University of Missouri System's credit outlook is lowered
(State News ~ 02/03/16)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A leading bond-rating company is downgrading the outlook of the University of Missouri System's credit rating. Standard & Poor's announced Monday the outlook of the four-campus system's AA+ credit rating has dipped from stable to negative. The agency stated in a report maintaining the current rating on the system's facilities revenue bonds will require a "marked improvement in available resources to debt."...
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Lawsuit challenges St. Louis payroll tax paid by employers
(State News ~ 02/03/16)
ST. LOUIS -- A St. Louis business is suing to halt the city's payroll tax paid by employers, arguing it's unconstitutional. General Marine Services and Thomas Joseph Neuner, a lawyer and financial adviser, claim in Monday's lawsuit the half-percent tax was never authorized by the Missouri Legislature. They allege the city has no power to impose it...
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FEMA approves more than $6 million for flood assistance
(State News ~ 02/03/16)
ST. LOUIS — The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved more than $6 million in grants to help nearly 1,000 Missourians whose homes were damaged by the winter flood. FEMA said Tuesday the disaster grants will help pay for home repairs, temporary rental assistance and other needs stemming from the flooding in eastern and southern Missouri that followed three days of heavy rain in December. ...
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Missouri lawmakers eye universities' living requirements
(State News ~ 02/03/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri lawmakers have turned their scrutiny of public universities toward mandatory student fees and services. A House panel heard testimony Tuesday on proposals to prohibit universities from requiring students to buy a meal plan or live in campus dormitories. ...
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Ferguson residents worried about cost of U.S.-mandated changes
(State News ~ 02/03/16)
FERGUSON, Mo. -- Many Ferguson residents expressed concern Tuesday a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice could financially ruin the St. Louis suburb where a police officer fatally shot 18-year-old Michael Brown. About 100 people crammed into the tiny Ferguson City Hall chambers for the first public meeting on a proposal that seeks to avert a civil-rights lawsuit against the city. ...
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Missouri lawmakers debate restricting abortion methods
(State News ~ 02/03/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri lawmakers are debating whether to ban a common second-trimester abortion method. A House committee heard testimony Tuesday on a bill that would prohibit doctors from using forceps or similar instruments on a live fetus to remove it from the womb in pieces. ...
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Clinton confirms Iowa win, turns to New Hampshire
(National News ~ 02/03/16)
NEWBURY, N.H. -- Next up: New Hampshire. Presidential contenders on Tuesday turned their airplanes and their hopes to the next arena in the fight for the nominations, a state that will test Ted Cruz's broader appeal and give Hillary Clinton a chance to reinvigorate her battered campaign in the Granite State...
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Sexually-transmitted Zika case confirmed in Texas
(National News ~ 02/03/16)
DALLAS -- Health officials in Texas on Tuesday reported the first case of the Zika virus being transmitted within the United States amid the current outbreak in Latin America -- a person who was infected through sex. Dallas County health officials said the unidentified person had not traveled but had sex with a person who had returned from Venezuela and fallen ill with Zika, which has been linked to birth defects in the Americas. ...
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How and why AP called Clinton-Sanders race when it did
(National News ~ 02/03/16)
WASHINGTON -- The question burned late into the night: Who won the Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses, Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders? There would be no answer until well into the next day. News organizations widely rely on The Associated Press to call the winner in elections and, in presidential caucuses and primaries, to determine the number of delegates won by candidates to the nominating conventions...
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Neighbor: Slain Virginia girl talked of online 'boyfriend'
(National News ~ 02/03/16)
BLACKSBURG, Va. -- A 13-year-old girl who vanished from her bedroom was stabbed to death by a Virginia Tech student, and another freshman charged with hiding the body was more deeply involved, authorities said Tuesday. A neighbor said the seventh-grader told friends she would sneak out to meet her "boyfriend" David, an 18-year-old she met online through the Kik messaging app...
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Indiana lawmakers abandon efforts to strengthen gay rights
(National News ~ 02/03/16)
INDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana Republican lawmakers abandoned for the year efforts to add protections for lesbian, gay and bisexual people to anti-discrimination laws, leaving in place a religious-objections law that sparked a national campaign to boycott the state when it was passed last spring...
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Iowa takeaways: Trump can't meet hype, Clinton underwhelms
(National News ~ 02/03/16)
The 2016 presidential contest moves on to New Hampshire, where the nation's first primary is just seven days away. To get you started, here are some takeaways from Iowa's leadoff caucuses: Before Monday's contest, the major question about Donald Trump was whether his legion of fans would become an army of voters...
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Former DA believes Cosby can't be prosecuted
(Entertainment ~ 02/03/16)
NORRISTOWN, Pa. -- The former district attorney who declined to arrest Bill Cosby on sex-crime charges a decade ago testified Tuesday he believes his decision shields the comedian from ever being prosecuted in the case. Former Montgomery County District Attorney Bruce Castor took the stand in a bid by Cosby's lawyers to get the case against the TV star thrown out long before trial because of what they say is a non-prosecution agreement with Castor...
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Super Bowl ads this year might be a snooze
(Community ~ 02/03/16)
NEW YORK -- No GoDaddy. Not a bikini in sight. Service messages instead of crotch or flatulence jokes. As the Super Bowl turns 50, will this be the year advertisers stick to -- gasp -- good taste? The Super Bowl remains advertising's biggest stage, especially as the broadcast TV audience fragments further thanks to Netflix and other on-demand TV services...
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Agency: North Korea plans satellite launch this month
(International News ~ 02/03/16)
SEOUL, South Korea -- Weeks after its fourth nuclear test, North Korea announced plans Tuesday to launch an Earth observation satellite on a rocket later this month, in what critics see as a covert test of banned technology for a ballistic missile that could strike the U.S. mainland...
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Vatican disputes pope film claim, says pontiff not an actor
(Entertainment ~ 02/03/16)
VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican is disputing a U.S. film studio's claim the pope is making his movie debut, saying no scenes were shot for the venture, and the pope isn't an actor. Los Angeles-based AMBI Pictures headlined its news release: "Film Will Mark First Ever Big Screen Participation Role for the Leader of the Worldwide Catholic Church."...
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Smokers in Italy hit with new fines to protect the young
(International News ~ 02/03/16)
ROME -- Smokers in Italy face fines of up to 500 euros ($600) if they light up in a car with a child or pregnant woman -- or if they toss a cigarette butt on the street -- after new health and environmental laws went into effect Tuesday. The smoking prohibitions extend bans on smoking in offices, restaurants, cinemas and other public places to the more private sphere of a car...
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Korean woman raises 200 dogs saved from streets, restaurants
(International News ~ 02/03/16)
ASAN, South Korea -- Puppies bark and wag their tails as they follow a gray-haired woman through a hillside compound that shelters more than 200 dogs. "Hey, my babies. Give your mom a kiss," said Jung Myoung Sook, 61. She lowers her face, and one puppy near a snow-covered kennel licks her lips; another gently paws her cheek...
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Lady Gaga to perform tribute to Bowie at Grammys
(Entertainment ~ 02/03/16)
NEW YORK -- Lady Gaga will pay tribute to the late David Bowie during the Grammy Awards later this month. The Grammys announced Tuesday that Gaga will perform a "multisensory tribute" to Bowie at the Feb. 15 ceremony in Los Angeles. Nile Rodgers, who worked with Bowie on the 1983 album "Let's Dance," will be the musical director for Gaga's tribute...
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Man accused of trying to receive meth in the mail
(Local News ~ 02/03/16)
A Bonne Terre, Missouri, man was arrested in Perry County on suspicion of trying to receive a pound of methamphetamine through the mail. Jeffrey Alan Bay, 55, was issued an arrest warrant Tuesday on felony charges of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute and possession of a controlled substance and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia...
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K-9 cop finds drugs hidden with magnets under car, police say
(Local News ~ 02/03/16)
Bollinger County sheriff’s deputies arrested a Sikeston, Missouri, man after they say they found a container full of methamphetamine, Xanax and marijuana magnetically attached to the underside of his vehicle. Jason Allen Compas, 36, was arrested Jan. 28 and charged with two felony counts to distribute a controlled substance, one felony count of possession of a controlled substance and misdemeanor charges of marijuana possession and possession of drug paraphernalia...
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Generals say women should have to register for draft
(National News ~ 02/03/16)
WASHINGTON -- The top Army and Marine Corps generals told senators Tuesday it will take up to three years to fully integrate women into all combat jobs, adding women also should have to register for the draft. The military service leaders repeatedly vowed they will not lower standards to bring women into more grueling jobs. But they warned inherent physical differences and different injury rates between men and women will have an effect on how the integration moves ahead...
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Supreme Court allows execution of 72-year-old
(National News ~ 02/03/16)
JACKSON, Ga. -- The U.S. Supreme Court turned down last-minute appeals from lawyers for Georgia's oldest death row inmate Tuesday night, allowing the execution of the 72-year-old man to go forward. Brandon Astor Jones was scheduled to receive an injection of the barbiturate pentobarbital at 6 p.m. at the state prison in Jackson...
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Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team preps for close game hosting Murray State
(College Sports ~ 02/03/16)
Both the Southeast Missouri State and Murray State women's basketball teams know a thing or two about playing in close games. The Racers -- who have had all but one of their conference games decided by 12 points or fewer -- and Redhawks -- who have had seven of eight games decided by 10 or fewer points -- meet tonight at the Show Me Center. Tipoff is set for 6:30 p.m...
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Southeast Missouri State football coach Tom Matukewicz readies for nerves of Signing Day
(College Sports ~ 02/03/16)
Once the National Letters of Intent start coming through to the Southeast Missouri State football team, it will definitely bring excitement to coach Tom Matukewicz, but also a bit of relief. Matukewicz, who completed his second season at the helm of the Redhawks in November, was admittedly on edge Tuesday as he spoke about today's National Signing Day, which kicks off the football signing period that lasts until April 1...
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HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Oak Ridge boys basketball team yields first win to Richland
(High School Sports ~ 02/03/16)
All scores were reported to the Southeast Missourian on Tuesday.
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Saxony girls basketball team holds off Dexter
(High School Sports ~ 02/03/16)
DEXTER, Mo. -- The Dexter Bearcats varsity girls basketball team jumped out to a 10-0 lead but it wasn't enough to upend the No. 2-ranked Saxony Lutheran Crusaders Tuesday at Bearcat Event Center in Dexter. Saxony Lutheran moved ahead 15-14 by the 3:51 mark of the second period, increased its lead to 29-21 by halftime and hung on for a 50-44 road win against Dexter...
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Blues outlast Predators on late goal
(Professional Sports ~ 02/03/16)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Troy Brouwer scored with 1:05 remaining in the third period and Brian Elliott made 16 saves to give the St. Louis Blues a 1-0 victory over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night. St. Louis has won all four matchups between the teams this season...
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Southeast Missouri State football adds running back coach to staff
(College Sports ~ 02/03/16)
The addition of Ghaali Muhammad-Lankford to Southeast Missouri State football coach Tom Matukewicz's staff was announced Tuesday afternoon. Muhammad-Lankford, a native of St. Joseph, Missouri, will serve as the running backs coach. "We are excited to have Ghaali and his wife, Taryn, join our Redhawk family," Matukewicz said in a press release. "I loved the fact that he was a great player, is from Missouri and coached at Mizzou."...
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Nation, world briefs 2/3/16
(National News ~ 02/03/16)
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration said Tuesday it will propose quadrupling what it spends on its troops and training in Europe as part of the U.S. military's accelerating effort to deter Russia. President Barack Obama, in his final budget request to Congress, will ask for $3.4 billion -- up from $789 million for the current budget year -- for what the Pentagon calls its European Reassurance Initiative, which was announced in 2014 in response to Russia's annexation of Crimea and incursion into eastern Ukraine. ...
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Man holds up bullet, robs gas station
(State News ~ 02/03/16)
FESTUS, Mo. -- Jefferson County authorities said a man held out a bullet in his hand and demanded cash from a clerk at a gas station. Police said Timothy Sweeney walked into a BP gas station about 5:15 a.m. Sunday south of Festus wearing a yellow hooded sweatshirt and cloth skull mask, approached the clerk and held out the bullet in his left hand, claiming he had a weapon in his pocket. Sweeney fled toward a wooded area after being handed the cash, police said...
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Prayer 2/3/16
(Prayer ~ 02/03/16)
O Heavenly Father, in you, and you alone, do we place our hope. Amen.
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Ride of the Week: 2010 Camaro SS
(Submitted Story ~ 02/03/16)
Owner(s): Wayne & Mika Held Owner's hometown: Chaffee 2010 was the return of the Camaro. I ordered mine on the first day that you could in 2008. It was built on my birthday in 2009 and delivered about a week later. I bought a new 2002 Camaro SS since production ended and once I found out that they were coming back I knew that I had to have one...
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Southeast Missouri State football releases 11-game slate for 2016
(College Sports ~ 02/03/16)
The Southeast Missouri State football team released its 2016 schedule on Wednesday. The Redhawks' 11-game slate features five games at Houck Stadium. Southeast has eight Ohio Valley Conference contests, including its conference opener at Murray State on Sept. 24, and begins the season Sept. 3 at Football Bowl Subdivision opponent Memphis...
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Pasley earns OVC Male Track Athlete of the Week honors
(College Sports ~ 02/03/16)
Southeast Missouri State sophomore Jarred Pasley picked up the Ohio Valley Conference's Male Track Athlete of the Week honor, it was announced Wednesday. Pasley won the 400-meter dash with a time of 48.11 seconds in Southeast's home meet against SIU Edwardsville last weekend. That time is the best in the OVC in the event so far this season...
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