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Southeast Missouri State football opens preseason camp
(College Sports ~ 08/04/16)
Southeast Missouri State senior safety Eriq Moore bound up the hill between the upper and lower fields at the Rosengarten Athletic Complex shouting, "Last first day!" A little later in the Redhawks' Thursday morning practice, offensive coordinator Jon Wiemers commented that it was his first hill run of the season as he made the trek...
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New Salem United Methodist UMW
(Submitted Story ~ 08/04/16)
Joyce Brewer called the Aug. 1 meeting to order with 11 members repeating the UMW Purpose. Roll Call was answered by, "What was my worst vacation." Joyce Brewer presented the program, "Persecuted for Christ." There were 13 Sick/shut-in calls and two get well cards sent for the month of July...
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Jackson, chamber create new retail development position
(Local News ~ 08/04/16)
The city of Jackson and Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce have teamed to create a new position devoted to developing the area's retail industry. The board of aldermen approved a contract between the city and chamber that would split the salary for the new director of retail development. The salary has not been set yet, Jackson Mayor Dwain Hahs said...
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Perry County district allowing students to bring own computer devices to class
(Local News ~ 08/04/16)
Perry County's District 32 is taking its first tentative step toward a 1:1 initiative this year by launching a voluntary "Bring Your Own Device" policy for students in grades five through 12. In that way, the district does not have to buy laptops or iPads but will allow students to use their portable electronic devices if they choose, said assistant superintendent Jeanie White...
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Rebuilt KFC on William Street draws long lines after reopening
(Local News ~ 08/04/16)
After a sudden closing and several months of construction, Cape Girardeau once again has a KFC. The restaurant quietly closed in February with little fanfare. The employees were laid off, and the building, along with several surrounding houses, were razed...
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Cape Girardeau man suffers gunshot wound, later is arrested
(Local News ~ 08/04/16)
Cape Girardeau County sheriff’s deputies booked a 32-year-old Cape Girardeau man Wednesday, who was shot in the shoulder late Tuesday night, into Cape Girardeau County Jail on three charges. Derick Deshawn Tucker, 32, was released from a hospital Wednesday and taken to jail. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 08/04/16)
Today in History Today is Thursday, Aug. 4, the 217th day of 2016. There are 149 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Aug. 4, 1991, the Greek luxury liner Oceanos sank in heavy seas off South Africa's southeast coast; the 402 passengers and 179 crew members all survived, largely through the efforts of ship's entertainers who oversaw rescue operations. (Capt. Yiannis Avranas and other officers faced criticism for leaving the ship while some passengers were still on board.)...
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Home sweet home
(Community ~ 08/04/16)
Moving into a dorm is one of college life's most exciting milestones; it's the first time many young adults are living away from the comfy confines of home. But the thrill can wane when the dormitory door opens. Most dorm rooms are pretty basic, with plain furniture and institutional floors and walls...
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Olympic dreams: Going for gold -- or broke?
(Community ~ 08/04/16)
The Olympics spark hope in many a child of going for the gold. But in financially supporting those dreams, some parents are going for broke. For his 15-year old son's travel hockey team, Tim Richmeier was spending about $5,000 a season: using his tax refunds, halting contributions to his 401(k), and putting travel expenses on a credit card -- including $6,000 he's still paying off. ...
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The U.S. Constitution
(Column ~ 08/04/16)
I am writing this column on Monday afternoon, Aug. 1, 2016, and the news channels are devoting much time to the story of the speech given by Khizr Khan at the Democratic convention and the replies to it by Donald Trump. Khizr Khan is the father of U.S. ...
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Study should be reminder to create healthy habits
(Editorial ~ 08/04/16)
People are often concerned about their health, whether it's worrying about staying in shape or worrying about fighting a disease. A recent study by the Saint Francis Healthcare System shows what the major concerns should be for residents of Cape Girardeau, Bollinger, Scott and Stoddard counties...
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Out of the past: Aug. 4
(Out of the Past ~ 08/04/16)
The Rev. Charles F. Brumbaugh has resigned as rector of Christ Episcopal Church in Cape Girardeau and has accepted the call as associate rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Mount Lebanon, Pennsylvania. Dennis "Doc" and Karen Cain have purchased the building at 40 N. ...
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Virgil Wibbenmeyer
(Obituary ~ 08/04/16)
APPLE CREEK, Mo. -- Virgil A. "Doc" Wibbenmeyer, 89, of Apple Creek died Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 1, 1927, in Apple Creek, son of John and Barbara Buchheit Wibbenmeyer. He and Dorothy B. Rellergert were married Dec. 29, 1951. She preceded him in death July 13, 2015...
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Louanna Shaver
(Obituary ~ 08/04/16)
TROY, Ill. -- Louanna E. Shaver, 101, of Troy, formerly of Mill Creek, Illinois, died Sunday, March 20, 2016, at Eden Village in Glen Carbon, Illinois. Inurnment will be at noon Saturday at Rose Hill Cemetery in Thebes, Illinois. Crain Funeral Home in Tamms, Illinois, is in charge of local arrangements...
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Bessie McElyea
(Obituary ~ 08/04/16)
Bessie Wileen McElyea, 94, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016, at The Lutheran Home. She was born Tuesday, Jan. 10, 1922, in Sikeston, Missouri, to Marvin and Lena Godwin Hill. She and Odell McElyea were married Saturday, Dec. 27, 1941, at Matthews, Missouri. He preceded her in death in 1996...
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Larry Koenig
(Obituary ~ 08/04/16)
Larry Gene Koenig, 60, of Jackson died Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Roy Hopkins
(Obituary ~ 08/04/16)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Roy Fred Hopkins, 68, of Olive Branch passed away at 1:40 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016, at his home. Fred was born April 19, 1948, in Alexander County, Illinois, son of the late James and Elma Gullett Hopkins. Fred was an Army veteran and was a retired automotive-parts delivery man...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 8/4/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/04/16)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Tuesday: n Medical assists were made at 8:13 a.m. on Patricia Street; 12:17 p.m. on North Kingshighway; 3 p.m. on Brenda Kay Court; 4:01 p.m. on William Street; 4:03 p.m. on Lakeshore Drive; 4:13 p.m. on Lynwood Drive; and 10:16 p.m. on Whitener Street...
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Cape Girardeau police report 8/4/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/04/16)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A suspect was in custody pending formal charges of property damage. n A suspect was in custody pending formal charges of unlawful use of drug paraphernalia...
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Births 8/4/16
(Births ~ 08/04/16)
Daughter to Chad Nicholas Moore II and Megan Renee McKee of Jackson, Southeast Hospital, 6:03 p.m. Wednesday, July 20, 2016. Name, Emilee Amelia Renee. Weight, 6 pounds, 8.5 ounces. Second child, first daughter. McKee is the daughter of Brenda McKee of Dutchtown and David McKee of Jackson. She is employed by Rapco Horizon. Moore is the son of Heather Moore and Chad Moore of Jackson. He is employed by Taco Bell...
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Teeny tiny kitten Olympians are good as gold
(Entertainment ~ 08/04/16)
NEW YORK -- These Olympians are fleet of foot, shockingly flexible and fearless on the high bar. It helps they're all teeny tiny cats. As the opening ceremony in Rio nears, about 90 furry paw-thletes over at the Hallmark Channel are ready for some action of their own in the very first Kitten Summer Games, to coincide with the start of the real Olympics on Friday...
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House dust may explain why Amish protected from asthma
(National News ~ 08/04/16)
CHICAGO -- Forget Fluffy and Fido. Bessie the cow just might make a healthier pet. That idea stems from new research in two farming-based religious communities that shun modern ways but have dramatically different childhood asthma rates. The goal was to find an explanation for why asthma is so uncommon among Amish communities, where children run barefoot in dairy barns and farm fields, but much higher in the other group...
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Mulligan named Missouri's Commissioner of Higher Education
(State News ~ 08/04/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri has a new commissioner of higher education. The Missouri Department of Higher Education said in a release the Coordinating Board for Higher Education on Wednesday appointed Zora Mulligan as Missouri’s new commissioner of higher education. ...
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Paralyzed Ballwin officer flown to Colorado hospital
(State News ~ 08/04/16)
CLAYTON, Mo. — A suburban St. Louis police officer shot during a traffic stop has been flown to a rehabilitation hospital in Colorado. Ballwin police officer Michael Flamion, who’s in critical condition, was paralyzed from the neck down after he was shot July 8 during a traffic stop. ...
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Carbondale officer injured in shooting out of hospital
(State News ~ 08/04/16)
CARBONDALE, Ill. -- A Carbondale police officer has been released from the hospital after he was shot during a pursuit over the weekend. Carbondale police said Tuesday that 26-year-old officer Trey Harris was released from the St. Louis-area hospital where he was treated after the Sunday shooting. Details of his injuries weren't provided, but police said they were serious. Officials said he has been with the department for three years and three months...
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Voter turnout for Missouri primary was about 25 percent
(State News ~ 08/04/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- About one-fourth of Missouri's registered voters turned out to cast ballots in the state's primary elections. Secretary of State Jason Kander said Wednesday more than 1 million people voted in Tuesday's primaries -- a turnout of 24.8 percent...
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GOP candidate goes macho to win Missouri governor primary
(State News ~ 08/04/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- In the final days before Missouri's Republican gubernatorial primary, candidate Eric Greitens responded to a Democratic attack ad by firing more than 100 rounds from a machine gun as an announcer declared in a rebuttal ad he would bring out "the big guns" to "fight Obama's Democrat machine."...
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Alabama board denies parole for Birmingham church bomber
(National News ~ 08/04/16)
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The lone surviving Ku Klux Klansman imprisoned for killing four black girls in a church bombing in 1963 will remain behind bars after Alabama's parole board heeded the victims' families Wednesday and refused an early release. The board rejected parole for Thomas Edwin Blanton Jr., 78, who has served 15 years of a life term for being part of a group of Klansmen who planted a bomb outside Birmingham's 16th Street Baptist Church during the civil rights movement...
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Texas reaches deal on weaker voter-ID rules for November
(National News ~ 08/04/16)
AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas agreed Wednesday to weaken its voter-ID law, which federal courts have said discriminated against minorities and the poor and left more than 600,000 registered voters potentially unable to cast a ballot. The state worked fast to soften the law before November's election, moving from requiring voters to show one of seven forms of suitable ID -- a list that included concealed-handgun permits, but not college IDs -- to letting those without such an ID to sign an affidavit. ...
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Frustrations with Trump mount as GOP weighs options
(National News ~ 08/04/16)
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Their party in crisis, Republicans' frustration with Donald Trump reached new heights Wednesday as party leaders on Capitol Hill and inside New York's Trump Tower scrambled to persuade their presidential nominee to abandon divisive tactics that have triggered sinking poll numbers and low morale...
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FBI: Transit officer first lawman charged under U.S. terror law
(National News ~ 08/04/16)
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Prosecutors brought the first-ever federal terrorism charges against a law-enforcement officer in the U.S., alleging Wednesday a patrol officer with the D.C. region's transit police bought about $250 worth of gift cards for someone he thought was working with the Islamic State group...
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GOP governor's allies suffer in backlash in Kansas primary
(National News ~ 08/04/16)
TOPEKA, Kan. -- Gov. Sam Brownback assured the public the income-tax cuts he championed would stimulate the Kansas economy, supply plenty of money for schools and give other states a "pro-growth" policy model to follow. But voters, including many Republicans, appear to have rejected that idea in the face of budget woes and court battles over education funding...
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Trump's 'rigged' claim challenges democratic system
(National News ~ 08/04/16)
WASHINGTON -- When Donald Trump cried foul over what he describes as a "rigged" electoral system, his loosely defined claims challenged the essence of America's democratic process and more than 200 years of peaceful transfers of power from one president to the next...
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Penalties possible for campers in massive Big Sur blaze
(National News ~ 08/04/16)
SAN FRANCISCO -- As officials ask for the public's help in finding the people who started an illegal campfire that grew into a massive wildfire north of Big Sur, authorities are considering what penalties the campers could face once they are found. The blaze has charred more than 71 square miles, destroyed 57 homes and killed a 35-year-old bulldozer operator when the heavy equipment rolled over...
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Emirates airliner with 300 onboard crash-lands in Dubai
(International News ~ 08/04/16)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- An Emirates flight from India with 300 people on board crash landed at Dubai's main airport Wednesday, sending black smoke billowing into the air and halting all flights at the Middle East's busiest airport. A firefighter died while responding to the blaze, but none of the passengers or crew on board was killed...
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In a sign of broader ambitions, Facebook opens hardware lab
(National News ~ 08/04/16)
MENLO PARK, Calif. -- Facebook built its fortune on the internet, that non-physical space where people share updates and digital videos with friends. But deep inside its Silicon Valley headquarters, engineers have stocked a new lab with computerized lathes, industrial mills and tools for making physical goods...
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ABC News' Sara Haines joins 'The View'
(Entertainment ~ 08/04/16)
NEW YORK -- ABC News correspondent Sara Haines is joining "The View" as the daytime talk show begins its 20th season. Haines, who worked on the "Today" show before joining ABC in 2013, has primarily worked on pop culture stories. She will replace Michelle Collins as a host...
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Cardinals ride big 1st inning to 5-4 win over Reds
(Professional Sports ~ 08/04/16)
CINCINNATI -- No blown leads this time. The Cardinals' bullpen made one big inning stand up. Brandon Moss drove in a pair of runs during St. Louis' four-run first inning, extending his season-long streak against the Reds, and the Cardinals held on for a 5-4 victory over Cincinnati on Wednesday night to even their series...
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State honors Uptown Jackson group for roundabout campaign
(Local News ~ 08/04/16)
A statewide not-for-profit organization, Missouri Main Street Connection, awarded the Uptown Jackson Revitalization Organization top marketing honors for its work to keep customers coming uptown during the roundabout construction. Jackson drivers are familiar with signs reminding, “You can still visit Uptown Jackson in a ‘round-a-bout-way.’” Many others have signed up for the Roundabout Rewards customer-loyalty program...
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Jackson's big water project begins today
(Local News ~ 08/04/16)
The city of Jackson this morning will begin the first phase of the $11.5 million water-system improvements that voters approved in August 2015. The Water System Facility Plan Implementation Project will replace outdated 2-inch and 4-inch water mains with 8-inch ones, among other improvements...
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Kennett police: Suspect who shot man to death turned himself in moments later
(Local News ~ 08/04/16)
KENNETT, Mo. — A man is in custody after police say a killing occurred in Kennett amid an ongoing dispute. Officers believe a dispute led to the shooting death of Isaac Lee Jefferson, 27, of Kennett. Demetrius Jamal Woods of Kennett later was charged with second-degree murder, according to the Kennett Police Department...
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Police: Man hired to fix trailer trashed it, possessed drugs with two other men
(Local News ~ 08/04/16)
SScott City police arrested three people Tuesday for allegedly breaking into a trailer, trashing a bedroom and possessing syringes that tested positive for methamphetamine, according to a probable-cause affidavit filed in the case. The Scott County Prosecuting Attorney’s office charged Zachary Dewayne Parker, 23, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri; Nicholas C. Brooks, 23, of Chaffee, Missouri; and Amanda Price, 29, of Cape Girardeau. ...
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Blodgett man accused of attempted child molestation
(Local News ~ 08/04/16)
Scott County sheriff’s deputies arrested a Blodgett, Missouri, man Monday who tried to convince a 12-year-old girl to be complicit in a sexual act, police said. The Scott County Prosecuting Attorney’s office charged Daniel David Roland, 51, with enticement of a child and attempted child molestation...
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Bear hitches ride on garbage truck
(National News ~ 08/04/16)
LOS ALAMOS, N.M. -- A New Mexico bear hitched a ride on top of a garbage truck, traveling at least 5 miles on the vehicle before it escaped up a tree. Santa Fe National Forest spokeswoman Julie Anne Overton said the driver was picking up a Dumpster last week when he heard a squeal, then realized the bear was on top of the truck. It rode atop the vehicle to a site where the Forest Service keeps a firefighting helicopter. The driver backed up near a tree to give the animal an escape route...
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U.S. 61 in Scott County reduced for pavement work
(Local News ~ 08/04/16)
U.S. 61 in Scott County at the Route HH/ZZ intersection in Sikeston, Missouri, will be reduced to one lane as contractor crews make repairs to the pavement. The work will take place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily Monday through Sept. 23, according to a Missouri Department of Transportation news release...
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Prayer 8/4/16
(Prayer ~ 08/04/16)
O Lord Jesus, in all we do, may we be leaders of integrity. Amen.
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Hooked on Science: Swimmer's secret
(Community ~ 08/04/16)
n Racquetball n Tennis ball n Water n Stopwatch STEP 1: Slowly pour a cup of water over the racquetball and, while observing, use the stopwatch to determine how long it takes to empty the cup of water. Record your data. STEP 2: Slowly pour a cup of water over the tennis ball and, while observing, use the stopwatch to determine how long it takes to empty the cup of water. Record your data...
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Local students earn scholarships
(Community ~ 08/04/16)
Several local students earned scholarships to assist with the cost of attendance at Southeast Missouri State University in the fall. Adesyn Shelton of Cape Girardeau was awarded the University Scholarship. Shelton, a 2016 graduate of Bernie High School, is the daughter of Jason Shelton of Bernie, Missouri, and Terrie Hughes of Cape Girardeau...
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