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Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc PEZ, Hats and Heels High Tea Informational
(Submitted Story ~ 08/22/16)
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Psi Eta Zeta Chapter, hosted its Hats and High Heels High Tea Informational on Aug. 13 in Cape Girardeau. Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated was founded on the campus of Howard University on Jan. 16, 1920. ...
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No longer an underdog, Cape Central boys swimming is shooting for the top
(High School Sports ~ 08/22/16)
When you do stuff that hasn't been done before, people tend to notice. It's something the no-longer anonymous Cape Girardeau Central boys swimming team has discovered and will have to get used to. "We'd go to meets in Kansas City and people would ask where Cape Girardeau is," junior Brogan Davis said. ...
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Threats at schools are rising nationwide
(National News ~ 08/22/16)
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The prosecutor calls it "bomb week," his shorthand for eight school threats -- many written in school bathrooms or on notes -- over a few days in May that set off evacuations and investigations, parental panic, and the rumor mill of students linked by cellphones and social media in his Ohio county...
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Business notebook: August downpours lead to rash of water-repair calls
(Business ~ 08/22/16)
Early August brought considerable rainfall to Southeast Missouri. Though an exact number from the National Weather Service is unavailable because of a faulty rain gauge during the storms, it's safe to say more than 5 inches of rain fell over four days, causing a few streets to close temporarily from flooding...
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Local private school dreams bigger, plans for new building at Sprigg and Lexington
(Local News ~ 08/22/16)
Prodigy Leadership Academy is planning a new school building in Cape Girardeau. Although it's not clear when that will happen, stakeholders have been meeting since March to come up with a master plan for the structure that will stand at Sprigg Street and Lexington Avenue...
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Second phase of Hubble Creek Trail expansion underway
(Local News ~ 08/22/16)
Construction of the second phase of the Hubble Creek Recreation Trail expansion project is underway in Jackson. Jackson public works staff engineer Erica Bogenpohl said Friday forms for the trail have been set, but crews were taking cues from the weather before pouring the concrete...
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City wants to solve more stormwater problems if its tax is extended
(Local News ~ 08/22/16)
The city of Cape Girardeau has tackled stormwater flooding, but more work needs to be done, and it will take a tax extension to do it, city officials said. Voters in April 2008 approved a 10-year sales tax to fund stormwater and parks projects. Officials listed 12 stormwater projects to be funded with the tax, along with a number of parks projects...
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Southeast Missourian 2016 cross country capsules
(High School Sports ~ 08/22/16)
Head Coach: AJ Horn Returning athletes: Cade Long (Sr.), Katlyn Cook (So.), Nyah Wilson (8th) Key athletes lost: Creighton Miles, Gage Bein, Logan Becker, Dylan Welty What do you like best about your team?: The athletes involved show up every day to practice ready to work and get better. They seem focused and willing to put int he effort it takes to improve on their times. The team has a positive attitude and that is always fun to coach...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 08/22/16)
Today in History Today is Monday, Aug. 22, the 235th day of 2016. There are 131 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Aug. 22, 1485, England's King Richard III was killed in the Battle of Bosworth Field, effectively ending the War of the Roses...
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Prayer 8-22-16
(Prayer ~ 08/22/16)
Lord God, we praise you, for through the blood of Christ there is forgiveness. Amen.
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Welcome and good luck, Southeast Missouri State students
(Editorial ~ 08/22/16)
It was hard not to notice the influx of people bustling around town over the weekend, mainly near the Southeast Missouri State University campus. Students moving in -- whether it be for the first time or a return trip to Cape Girardeau -- always makes for an exciting time...
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Missouri judge weighing cigarette tax hike ballot proposal
(State News ~ 08/22/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Lawyers working to keep a measure to raise Missouri's lowest-in-the-nation cigarette tax to benefit early childhood education on the Nov. 8 ballot attempted to fend off three lawsuits filed against the proposal during a Friday court hearing...
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Ethics complaint against Missouri state senator dismissed
(State News ~ 08/22/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri Ethics Commission said it has found no evidence Republican state Sen. Kurt Schaefer improperly used his authority over state spending in an effort to keep an opponent out of the Republican primary for attorney general...
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Home sales rise in Ferguson 2 years after shooting
(State News ~ 08/22/16)
FERGUSON, Mo. -- Kathie Harnacker's search for a new suburban St. Louis home took her to a three-bedroom, brick ranch with a lush patio garden, an updated kitchen and neutral decor. At $112,000, she knows she'd pay twice the price if the home was in Webster Groves, Kirkwood or other upscale suburbs...
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Trump campaign doubles spending, not ground game
(National News ~ 08/22/16)
WASHINGTON -- Donald Trump's campaign expenses more than doubled last month, even as the Republican presidential nominee held his payroll to about 70 employees, aired no television advertisements and undertook no significant operational buildout across the country...
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Suspect's ex-girlfriend lived at Alabama home where 5 slain
(National News ~ 08/22/16)
The suspect in the killing of five people at a home in Alabama attacked them as they slept and then abducted his estranged girlfriend and an infant -- both of whom were found alive, authorities said Sunday. It could take investigators days to sort out the murder scene in Citronelle, a small town 30 miles northwest of Mobile. Authorities said the dead included a pregnant woman and were found Saturday afternoon inside the home...
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Toll rises to 51 from child suicide bomber
(International News ~ 08/22/16)
ISTANBUL -- A child suicide bomber killed at least 51 people and wounded nearly 70 others at a Kurdish wedding party near Turkey's border with Syria, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday. Erdogan decried the attack as an apparent attempt by Islamic State extremists to destabilize the nation by exploiting ethnic and religious tensions...
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Suicide bombings kill 17 in Somalia
(International News ~ 08/22/16)
MOGADISHU, Somalia -- A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at the gates of a local government headquarters in Somalia, while another bomber targeted a nearby marketplace, killing at least 17 people and wounding more than 30 others, police said Sunday...
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Francis Hanlon
(Obituary ~ 08/22/16)
WENTZVILLE, Mo. -- Francis Paul Hanlon, 93, of Wentzville passed away Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016, at Delmar Gardens of O'Fallon in O'Fallon, Missouri. He was born March 31, 1923, in St. Louis to the late Francis Bernard and Mary Ethel Montgomery Hanlon...
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Leslie Surface
(Obituary ~ 08/22/16)
Leslie L. Surface, 89, of Delta passed away Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016, at the family home. He was born May 28, 1927, in Delta to the late Homer and Cora Bass Surface. He married Kathryn Marie Lynn at Piggott, Arkansas, on Oct. 30, 1948, and she preceded him in death April 17, 2015...
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Births 8/22/16
(Births ~ 08/22/16)
Son to Alex and Brooke Simmons of Jackson, Saint Francis Medical Center, 3:45 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016. Name, Beckett Orion. Weight, 7 pounds, 15 ounces. First child. Mrs. Simmons is the former Brooke Rhymer, daughter of Rod and Geri Rhymer of Scott City. She is an accountant with Stalwart Business Advisors. Simmons is the son of Pam Simmons of Jackson and John and Shirley Simmons of Jackson. He is a residential-care worker at Community Counseling Center...
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'Ben-Hur' crashes; 'Suicide Squad' stays on top of box office
(Entertainment ~ 08/22/16)
NEW YORK -- A big-budget remake of "Ben-Hur" was trampled under a herd of holdovers and new releases at the box office, the latest casualty in a bruising summer for Hollywood. The Paramount Pictures release, which cost about $100 million to make, debuted with just $11.4 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. That makes it one of the season's most pricy flops, albeit one that never had anything like the ambition of 1959's Charlton Heston epic...
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Out of the past: Aug. 22
(Out of the Past ~ 08/22/16)
A late amendment to a Missouri House redistricting plan to put more of Sikeston, Missouri, in the district of State Rep. Dennis Ziegenhorn has resulted in State Reps. Ollie Amick and Gene Copeland being placed in the same district; prior to yesterday's meeting, it looked as if Ziegenhorn of Sikeston and Amick of Scott City would end up sharing a district...
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Official: Pills found at Prince's estate contained fentanyl
(Entertainment ~ 08/22/16)
MINNEAPOLIS -- Several pills taken from Prince's estate in Paisley Park after his death were counterfeit drugs that contained fentanyl -- a synthetic opioid 50 times more powerful than heroin, an official close to the investigation said Sunday. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the ongoing investigation, said many pills were falsely labeled as "Watson 385." According to Drugs.com, that stamp is used to identify pills containing a mix of acetaminophen and hydrocodone...
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Popular Canadian band holds final show; singer is terminally ill
(Entertainment ~ 08/22/16)
KINGSTON, Ontario -- A delirious sold-out crowd and countless Canadians on live TV watched the final concert by rock band The Tragically Hip, whose lead singer and songwriter Gord Downie has been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. The band, an indelible part of Canada's national identity with songs about hockey, small towns and Canadian literature, ended its 15-show "Man Machine Poem" tour Saturday night in its hometown of Kingston, Ontario...
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Man whose dad was killed gets death-row scholarship
(State News ~ 08/22/16)
JOPLIN, Mo. -- A young Kansas man whose father was gunned down nearly eight years ago in a hotel parking lot is getting a tuition boost from an unusual source as he heads into his freshman year at a Missouri college. Colby Leeper has been awarded a $1,500 scholarship from a not-for-profit organization run by death-row inmates, the Joplin Globe reported...
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Cupcake mogul Gigi Butler will share success stories at Flourish Women's Summit
(Business ~ 08/22/16)
Gigi Butler grew up in a family of entrepreneurs. When she was 15, she started her own cleaning business. That entrepreneurial spirit led her to Nashville, Tennessee, where she pursued a music career and continued cleaning to pay the bills. Today, she is founder and chief innovation officer of Gigi's Cupcakes, which has more than 100 locations across the U.S. and is growing...
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Illegal herbicide may threaten Missouri's largest peach farm
(Business ~ 08/22/16)
CAMPBELL, Mo. -- Conveyor belts teem with peaches inside the packing facility at Bader Farms, where fruit is prepared for shipment from its Bootheel source to stores across a nearly 500-mile radius. Harvest season is in full swing, and although it's always hard work -- demanding 18-hour days -- this time of year usually affords the farm's owner, Bill Bader, a gratifying sense of relief...
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Police: Victim suffers minor injury during shooting
(Local News ~ 08/22/16)
Cape Girardeau police are investigating a shooting that occurred Saturday night. Sgt. Adam Glueck said the shooting occurred in the 600 block of Maple Street. Police did not identify the victim grazed by a bullet.
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1 in custody in Kennett homicide
(Local News ~ 08/22/16)
KENNETT, Mo. -- One person is dead after a probable shooting in Kennett early Sunday. The suspect later was found in Memphis, Tennessee. The victim was identified as Francisco Mendez. The suspect, Josue Rivera, 29, was taken into custody by the Memphis Police Department, according to the to a release posted on the Kennett Police Department's Facebook page...
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Cardinals unload four HRs in lopsided shutout of Phillies
(Professional Sports ~ 08/22/16)
PHILADELPHIA -- Next to all of that St. Louis power, Mike Leake's single might've looked puny. But it scored two runs and those helped, too. Leake pitched seven strong innings and contributed at the plate, and the Cardinals homered four times Sunday to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-0...
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Southeast Missourian 2016 fall softball capsules
(High School Sports ~ 08/22/16)
Head Coach: Justin Lieser, 1st year Assistant Coach: Josh Meyer Last season's record: 6-19 Conference Affiliation: SEMO Conference Postseason result: Lost 10-4 to Poplar Bluff in districts Returning starters: Sydney Tollison (SS/CF), Allison Vaughn (C/P), Kylie Lane (CF/SS), Caleigh Huffman (P/1B/3B), Jordyn Castillo (IF), Maggie Boxdorfer (P/IF), Jaden Knight (OF/C)...
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Southeast Missourian 2016 boys swimming capsules
(High School Sports ~ 08/22/16)
Head Coach: Dayna Powell Assistant Coach: Chad Sierman Returning swimmers: Levi Strickland (Sr.), Reagan Ragsdale (Sr.), Brogan Davis (Jr.), Sam Hahs (Jr.), Miles Frazier (Jr.), Dalton Drum (Jr.), Kelly McGhee (Jr.), Layton Hamby (Jr.), Matt Chandler (Jr.), Justin Tuschoff (Jr.), Hyrum Dickson (So.)...
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People on the move 8/22/2016
(Business ~ 08/22/16)
Erin Unerstall has accepted promotion within the Southeast Missourian and is serving as the paper's digital editor and op-ed coordinator. Before accepting this new position, Unerstall was a sports reporter for the paper, primarily covering Southeast Missouri State University athletics. Before joining the Southeast Missourian, she served as sports editor and editor of the Southeast Arrow and an intern at the Washington Missourian newspaper...
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Homeless awareness campaign breaks fist-bumping record
(National News ~ 08/22/16)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Three hundred people looking to raise awareness of homelessness are world-record holders in fist-bumping. A Guinness World Records representative verified each of the fist bumps along a line of registered participants in a fenced area Saturday. An improper fist bump could have meant disqualification. The United Way of Anchorage organized the event. The previous record was set by 250 people...
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Sneak peek of new Smithsonian shows rich black history
(National News ~ 08/22/16)
WASHINGTON -- Lonnie Bunch leans forward to peer inside a slave cabin from Edisto Island, South Carolina. The dark and cramped interior defies his attempts to showcase the small living space its occupants subsisted on. Bunch flips on the flashlight on a borrowed smartphone, illuminating for his guests the craftsmanship, the hard work and the love the cabin's former occupants put into what little they had...
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Jackson police report 8/22/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/22/16)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Summonses n Mark D. Burks of Jackson was issued a summons for failure to register a motor vehicle. n Megan A. Bain, 19, of Cape Girardeau was issued summonses for operating a motor vehicle while license suspended and displaying the plates of another...
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Pauline Davis
(Obituary ~ 08/22/16)
Pauline Davis, 74, of Jackson died Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016, at her home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. Service will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Bradley Davis officiating...
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Cape Girardeau police report 8/22/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/22/16)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Assaults n First-degree assault was reported. n First-degree assault was reported. Burglary n Burglary and theft were reported at 620 S. Henderson Ave.
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Charlene Hoefler Urhahn
(Obituary ~ 08/22/16)
Charlene Mary Hoefler Urhahn, 67, of Jackson died Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau, with parish prayers at 7 p.m. and Knights of Columbus rosary to follow...
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Speak Out 8/22/16
(Speak Out ~ 08/22/16)
School costs It would help if the school didn’t require outlandish amounts of supplies. Example: third graders are required to have 58 pencils. They would have to use 3 pencils a day. Not acceptable. We don’t mind helping others out but this is ridiculous! Asking for the most expensive pencils ...which I understand better quality, but this amount is not acceptable. Be reasonable with the amount of supplies. Parents want to supply their children for them to use in their education.
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Southeast Missourian 2016 girls tennis capsules
(High School Sports ~ 08/22/16)
Head Coach: Linda Adams Assistant Coach: Katie Miinch and Shelia Haertling Last season's record: 6-5 Postseason result: Second place team districts, second place individual districts Mikelle Culbreth, fourth place doubles districts Madison Mumma/MaKenzie Mumma...
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QB Jesse Hosket gets nod as Southeast Missouri State football team's Week 1 starter
(College Sports ~ 08/22/16)
The Southeast Missouri State football team decided on its Week 1 starting quarterback Monday, as East Central Community College transfer Jesse Hosket will get the nod at Memphis on Sept. 3, according to Southeast sports information director Jeff Honza...
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MISSOURIAN ROUNDUP: Oak Ridge volleyball splits 3 in pool play at WIT
(High School Sports ~ 08/22/16)
The Oak Ridge volleyball team split all three of its pool play games in the opening night of the Woodland Invitational Tournament on Monday in Marble Hill, Mo. The Bluejays tied Meadow Heights (11-19, 19-8), Bell City (18-20, 19-15) and Zalma (19-15, 14-19) to finish 3-3 in their pool. Cumulatively, Brittany Showmaker recorded eight kills and three blocks for Oak Ridge (0-0-3). Taylor Bolin added seven kills, while Molly Thompson notched 12 digs and three aces for the Bluejays...
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